Marcks
Ira Marcks is the award-winning cartoonist behind the creepy kid mysteries Shark Summer, Spirit Week and the upcoming Snake School. His books have been recommended by The New York Times, appeared on ‘Best of the Year’ list for the American Library Association, received a Gold Selection from the Junior Library Guild, as well as Maryland’s […]
Truong
Vivian Truong is a British-Born Chinese artist from London. She is the illustrator behind various books and graphic novels including the bestselling middle grade series: City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm, Cooking with Monsters, I Am Fun Size and So Are You!, The Day the Teachers Disappeared, and her latest book, Buddha Jumps Over the […]
Griffith
Evan Griffith is the author of the middle-grade novels Manatee Summer and The Strange Wonders of Roots and the picture book biographies Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist and Wild at Heart: The Story of Olaus and Mardy Murie, Defenders of Nature. His books have received multiple starred reviews, […]
Friss
Evan Friss is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author. He’s a professor of history at James Madison University and has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other popular outlets. His latest book, The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, was published by Viking in 2024. A New York […]
Yogis
Jaimal Yogis is a writer, speaker, film producer and outdoorsman whose work spans books, journalism, and TV / film. His bestselling Scholastic graphic novel series, City of Dragons, has won major awards in the US, China, Japan, Singapore, and Thailand and been named one of the best graphic novels for middle graders and teens by […]
McMasters
Kelly McMasters is an essayist, professor, mother, and former bookshop owner. She is the author of the Zibby Book Club pick The Leaving Season: A Memoir-in-Essays (WW Norton) and co-editor of the ABA national bestseller Wanting: Women Writing About Desire (Catapult). Her first book, Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, was listed […]
Finkel
Michael Finkel specializes in telling stories that are both true and unbelievable. He is the author of The Art Thief, a #1 New York Times bestseller, about a man who stole more than 300 works of art just for the sake of admiring them. He also wrote The Stranger in the Woods, a New York […]
Andersen Brower
Kate Andersen Brower is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Residence and First Women, also a New York Times bestseller, as well as Team Of Five, First In Line, and the children’s books Exploring the White House and The Hill: Inside the Secret World of the U.S. Capitol. The Residence is […]
Harris
Quartez Harris is a poet and teaching artist. He was awarded the Baldwin House Fellowship and named Ohio Association’s Poet of the Year for his book, We Made It to School Alive. His poetry has received numerous accolades. Harris spent many years as a second-grade teacher in the Cleveland public school system and currently dedicates […]
Garvin
Born and raised in eastern Washington, Eileen Garvin lives in Hood River, Oregon. Her novels, The Music of Bees and Crow Talk, are national bestsellers. The Music of Bees was named a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Good Housekeeping Book club Pick, a People Magazine Best New Book, an IndieNext Pick, a Library Reads […]
