Featured authors

David A. Poulsen

“When I learned [what authors were], I remember thinking, “Wow, that must be the coolest job in the world.” — David A. Poulsen, author for youths Posted May 2, 2025 David A. Poulsen, a writer/broadcaster in Alberta, Canada, has written 31 books over the past 41 years,...
T.L. Simpson

T.L. Simpson

“Windows into lives nothing like our own are important.” – young-adult author T.L. Simpson Posted...

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Anton Treuer

Anton Treuer

  Posted January 3, 2025 Anton Treuer of Bemidji, Minnesota is a professor of Ojibwe who has...

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Tom Birdseye

Tom Birdseye

  Tom Birdseye grew up in North Carolina and Kentucky, where he enjoyed sports and outdoor...

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Tomi Oyemakinde

Tomi Oyemakinde

  Tomi Oyemakinde grew up in London, UK before being uprooted at the age of six to the...

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Peter J. Stavros

Peter J. Stavros

  Peter J. Stavros is an award-winning author and playwright whose debut young-adult novel...

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Michael F. Stewart

Michael F. Stewart

  Michael F. Stewart, whom Kirkus Reviews has compared with Roald Dahl, is the award-winning...

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Phil Earle

Phil Earle

  The best-selling, award-winning author of 25 books for children and young adults, Phil was...

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Adrienne Kress

Adrienne Kress

  Adrienne Kress is a writer and an actress born and raised in Toronto, Canada. The daughter...

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Stuart H. Brody

Stuart H. Brody

  Stuart H. Brody is author of the young-adult novel Humphrey and Me (Santa Monica Press...

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Kern Carter

Kern Carter

  Kern Carter was born in Trinidad and raised in Toronto, Canada, where he lives today. A...

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Michael Solis

Michael Solis

    A graduate of Princeton University, Michael Solis holds masters’ degrees in human...

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Dan Solomon

Dan Solomon

Dan Solomon is a freelance journalist in Austin, Texas who about sports, politics, music, tech,...

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Daniel Aleman

Daniel Aleman

Daniel Aleman is the Mexican-born author of Indivisible (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers,...

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D.J. Williams

D.J. Williams

With the DNA of a world traveler, D.J. Williams was born and raised in Hong Kong, igniting an...

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Tobias Madden

Tobias Madden

Tobias Madden is an author and editor with a passion for creating captivating young-adult fiction....

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Giano Cromley

Giano Cromley

Giano Cromley is the author of two young-adult novels, The Prince of Infinite Space (Propertius...

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Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky is a New York Times bestselling American journalist and author who has written 36...

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Andrew Varga

Andrew Varga

Andrew Varga is a historian and author who writes middle-grade/young-adult novels set across...

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Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card

Q: Your background as a screenwriter has helped make your works accessible to a wide audience. How...

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Heather Camlot

Heather Camlot

Heather Camlot is an award-winning author, journalist, editor and translator. Her nonfiction books...

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Isaac Blum

Isaac Blum

Isaac Blum (he/him) is a writer and educator. He has taught English at several colleges and...

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John Lekich

John Lekich

Vancouver, Canada’s John Lekich is a journalist, essayist and the author of several books for...

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Djokolelono

Djokolelono

Djokolelono is the pen-name of an Indonesian writer and translator who is legendary in his region....

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Eric Zweig

Eric Zweig

Eric Zweig has written more than 40 books, fiction and nonfiction, about sports and sports...

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Randy Ribay

Randy Ribay

Randy Ribay (“REE-bye”) was born in the Philippines and raised in the U.S. Midwest. He's the...

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Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian spent his childhood in a series of exciting locations (Tehran, Paris, Toronto, New...

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David Pinckney

David Pinckney

David Pinckney has written six graphic novels, several short and feature films and numerous pilots...

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Brian Falkner

Brian Falkner

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Brian Falkner wanted to be an author ever since he was a child. It...

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Tim Wynne-Jones

Tim Wynne-Jones

Photo by Mark Raynes Roberts Tim Wynne-Jones is the author of 17 children’s picture books, 16...

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Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky, a screenwriter and producer/director of both films and television...

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Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher has written 13 novels (nine critically acclaimed), an autobiography and two...

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Alex Wheatle

Alex Wheatle

Alex Wheatle, one of Britain’s brightest literary talents, holds the Member of the British Empire...

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Bernard Beckett

Bernard Beckett

Bernard Beckett is the author of eight young adult novels, numerous plays and four films. He has...

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Jeff Fleischer

Jeff Fleischer

Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based journalist, editor, author (and newlywed!) who has written five...

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Wesley King

Wesley King

Wesley King is a Canadian author of young adult and middle grade fiction books. Both novels he...

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Nic Stone

Nic Stone

Photo by Nigel Livingstone Nic Stone is the New York Times bestselling author of eight young-adult...

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Glen Huser

Glen Huser

Glen Huser is a library-consultant-turned-author who has won many prestigious awards. His first...

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