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One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop is a romance novel about a girl who gives up on love but ends up falling for someone who was unexpected.
Moldavsky, Goldy
She grew up in Brooklyn where she currently lives, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She uses her own interest in pop culture to influence her work.
Abe, T. S.
She is a British illustrator who graduated from Saint Martins University of the Arts. Her drawings have appeared on album covers, exhibition walls, novels, and London buses. She places importance on projecting and including the black race positively…
Zoboi, Ibi
She is a New York Times best selling author who writes Young Adult and middle grade novels. She has an MFA in children and YA writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
Hunt, Robert
He is an American illustrator and painter who works for many clients including companies like Disney, CBS, and Paramount. He is also an associate professor at the California College of Arts and teaches illustration and painting.
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
This book was on Reese Witherspoon's book club list. This book is a heartfelt romantic novel about a Cuban girl finding her way but also finding a boyfriend.
Moriarty, Jaclyn
Moriarty was raised in Sydney, Australia with her four sisters and one brother. She studied English and Law. She did her Masters in Law at Yale and her PhD in Law at Cambridge. She returned to Sydney after her studies to practice law and begin her…
McDonald, Janet
McDonald is a young adult fiction novelist. She is American who moved to Paris, France later in her life. As well as being a well known author, McDonald is also a practicing attorney. She also has experience teaching French at Evergreen State…
Firnhaber, James
A freelance illustrator based in Philadelphia who graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in illustration. His art is largely inspired by magical realism, traditional animation, and mythology. Firnhaber is the cover artist for Ellen…
Hopkins, Ellen
She is a poet, public speaker, author, and freelance writer who has written numerous New York Times bestselling YA novels. These include her novels written in verse, such as Crank, Burned, and Glass, which explore teenage drug addiction and mental…
Ho, Joanna
Ho is a Taiwanese-Chinese writer, educator, vice principal, and mom of two. Her work encourages anti-bias, anti-racism, and equity.
Ohki, Mia
A Métis-Japanese-Canadian artist who uses art as a form of self-expression to connect with her heritage and culture. Her distinctive art style is characterized by her simplistic line art made with black ink on white paper. Ohki is the cover art…
Roth, Veronica
Roth is a well known author. She is known for her bestselling young adult fiction trilogy called Divergent. She began writing her first book, Divergent, in her final year at Northwestern University. She was born in New York City, but grew up in…
Little Badger, Darcie
An asexual Lipan Apache writer and earth scientist. She received her PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University. A Snake Falls to Earth is Little Badger's second YA fantasy novel, and this novel was awarded a Newbery Honor.
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
A Chinese girl notices that her eye shape is unlike those she sees at school. She looks to her family and culture to find the beauty and revolution in her difference.
Bowater, Charlie
She is a lead concept artist and illustrator who has worked for clients like Penguin Random House and Harper Collins to create book covers and editorial illustrations. Bowater is the cover artist for Margaret Rogerson's Vespertine.
Harrison, Vashti
Vashti has an MFA in Film and Video from the California Institute of Arts (CalArts). She is the author-illustrator of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Dream Big Little One, Little Legends, and Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o. Her artistic mediums…
Cherry, Matthew A.
Cherry is a retired NFL player turned multimedia creative in Los Angeles. In 2020, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Rogerson, Margaret
An asexual YA fantasy writer and New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens and Sorcery of Thorns. She graduated from Miami University with a major in cultural anthropology and currently lives near Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hair Love
A Black American girl learns to style and care for her curls. The stylish hairdos build her self-esteem. This story was made into an Academy Award-winning short film by the same title.
Tags: Black/African (primary character); Black/African (secondary characters); boy/man (secondary characters); girl/woman (primary character); girl/woman (secondary characters); human (primary character); human (secondary characters); language: English; non-human (secondary characters); picture book; straight (secondary characters); unspecified sexuality (primary character)
Kirk, Daniel
Daniel Kirk is the author of a number of award-winning and beloved books. He lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
Quallen, Sudipta Bardhan
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen has written many popular picture books. She lives in New Jersey with her three children, all of whom inspire her books.
Dean, James
James Dean is also a self-taught artist. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and…
Dean, Kimberly
Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat series.
Picolo, Gabriel
Gabriel Picolo is a Brazilian artist and illustrator who is based in Sao Paulo. He is best known for his impactful storytelling and captivating colors. Filled with talent, Picolo has done projects for big clients such as Blizzard, BOOM! Studios,…