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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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Singh, Rina
She is of Indian descent and practices Sikhism. Singh is a former school teacher but is now a full-time author. However, she still teaches writing workshops and often reads and speaks at special events. She has written over fifteen books that cater…
Berenstain, Jan
An American writer and illustrator best known for creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.
Segal, Gilly
"Gilly grew up in Florida, came of age in Israel, where she served in the IDF and graduated from Hebrew University, and finally decided to call Decatur, Georgia home." (About) She is also Chief Legal Officer for an advertising agency.
Jones, Kimberly
Jones is a bestselling YA author, as well as a filmmaker and activist. She “hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the [...] YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival." (About)
Grasso, Stella Partheniou
Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Grasso spent a lot of her time making crafts, conducting science experiments, and reading. Ever since becoming a writer, Grasso has been working in children's publishing from 2003…
Johnson, Leah
Johnson is a bestselling YA author, and 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. You Should See Me in a Crown is her debut YA novel. Though not relevant to the novel, she has ADHD.
Erivo, Cynthia
She is an award-nominated actress, artist, and author. Erivo uses her platform to advocate for diversity in the arts, especially for women and for people of color.
Lee, Lyla
She is a Korean American author and a teacher. She started writing when she was very young and wrote her first book when she has only fourteen. She often visits schools and makes special appearances to read to children and to discuss her texts.
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
Switches between the perspectives of Leena and Campbell, two teenagers trying to make it home from a football game in Atlanta, through a race-related protest-turned-riot with police presence.
Miles, Shanna
Shanna Miles is an author, reviewer, librarian, wife, and mother of two daughters. She advocates for the appropriate representation of marginalized groups in children's fiction.
Niven, Jennifer
She is an Emmy Award-Winning, #1 New York Times, and international bestselling author of 10 books. Niven works with Germ, a literary and lifestyle web magazine for teenage girls and boys. She has also worked as a screenwriter, journalist, and…
Lam, Thao
A Vietnamese-Canadian children’s author and illustrator who studied illustration at Toronto’s Sheridan College and creates books in collage style.
Fu, Cherie
Daughter of immigrants seeking to tell stories which reflect her family’s cultural experiences.