Kunz

Rebecca Lee Kunz is an artist, illustrator, and the owner of Tree of Life Studio. She was awarded the 2025 Randolph Caldecott Award for her illustrations in the picture book Chooch Helped. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Rebecca’s work draws upon tribal iconography, archetypal symbolism, and mythology. A visual storyteller and folklorist, […]
Simon

Nina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the New York Times bestselling author of My Sister is Going to Kill Me (2026) and Mother-Daughter Murder Night (2023). This big-hearted whodunnit was a Reese’s Book Club pick, an Anthony Award winner, and a “best of 2023” selection for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CrimeReads, […]
Foody

Amanda Foody is the New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestselling author of the Wilderlore series, A Fate So Cold and All of Us Villains (with C. L. Herman), and more. Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice was a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and All of Us Villains was awarded a Junior […]
Smarsh

Sarah Smarsh is a journalist who has reported for the New York Times, Harper’s, the Guardian, and many other publications. Her first book, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, was an instant New York Times bestseller, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus […]
Baron

Chris Baron is the award winning author of Novels for young (and young at heart) readers including ALL OF ME an NCTE Notable Book, THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book/ a SLJ Best Book of 2021 THE GRAY, a ProjectLIT Selection, SPARK a JLG Gold Standard Selection & Golden Poppy Finalist, […]
Newman

Catherine Newman is the internationally bestselling author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night, the kids’ craft book Stitch Camp, the best-selling how-to books for kids How to Be a Person and What Can I Say?, the novel We All Want Impossible Things, which was a Richard […]
Wyman

Christina Wyman is the USA Today-bestselling author of the middle-grade novels Jawbreaker, Slouch, and Breakout. She is a teacher and writer living in Michigan with her husband and silly rescue cats named Alfred and Greta Cannoli―not to mention the raccoons, owls, and hummingbirds that occupy a tree outside their bedroom window. She grew up in […]
Morrissey

Hannah Morrissey is the USA Today bestselling author of the Black Harbor suspense series and other thrilling works of crime fiction. Praised for their hauntingly atmospheric settings and gritty Midwestern realism, her novels have helped define a distinct sub-genre: Midwestern Noir. Hannah was inspired to write her debut novel while transcribing reports for her local […]
Church

Meagan Church is the instant New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Mad Wife, The Girls We Sent Away, and The Last Carolina Girl. Her emotionally charged, empathy-driven fiction explores women’s inner lives and the silencing of their stories. Meagan holds a B.A. in English from Indiana University and is an adjunct […]
Black

Adrianne F. Black is a historian, writer, and narrative collaborator whose work centers community, belief, and the language through which people understand one another. She studies how ideas take hold, why people cling to them, what relationships make change possible, and how communities communicate values with clarity and care. Her writing and speaking draw from […]