Vancouver, Canada’s John Lekich is a journalist, essayist and the author of several books for young adult readers. They include the novels The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls, King of the Lost and Found and The Losers’ Club. His most recent YA novel is Murder at the Hotel Hopeless (Orca Books 2022). His YA novels have received critical acclaim from various publications, along with recognition from such organizations as The Young Adult Library Services Association, The Canadian Library Association and The Detroit Public Library. His debut YA novel, The Losers’ Club, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Born […]

Born in Bogotá, Francisco Montaña Ibáñez is one of Colombia’s bestselling authors for children and young people. His novels, poetry and short stories — recognized for their seriousness and depth — circulate in Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Canada, the United States and Argentina. In addition to being a writer, Francisco is a professor at the National University of Colombia. His 2021 novel The Immortal Boy (Levine Querido, publisher) is his first to be translated into English (by Arely Guzman). Francisco discovered his affinity with literature at the age of 16, when he won a scholarship to study at the Moscow […]

“Stories offer room to engage with multiple things at once, to tell stories that center people, places and ideas that have historically been marginalized.”   Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a Nigerian fantasy, science fiction and general speculative author. Son of the Storm is his first book in The Nameless Republic, an epic fantasy trilogy. David Mogo, Godhunter, his debut godpunk fantasy novel, earned the Nommo Award for Best Novel in 2020. His shorter works have appeared in various publications and anthologies, and have been nominated for various awards. He writes for younger readers as Suyi Davies, the latest novel being […]

Djokolelono is the pen-name of an Indonesian writer and translator who is legendary in his region. At seventy-eight, he has written close to fifty books for young children, middle-graders, young-adults and adults. His debut novels, Getaran (“Vibration”) and Fall to the Sun (1976), were the earliest science fiction written by an Indonesian, and today are hailed as “far beyond the era in which the novel was written.” While none of his books are commercially available in English at this time, he allowed YAdudebooks to read a not-yet-released English translation of The Moon Son (2011), a time-travel fantasy and history adventure, […]