Erdely
In addition to being a published author, Ashley Erdely is an educator, writer, devoted parent, and passionate nature enthusiast. She grew up on a 130-acre llama ranch in Northern Michigan, where having llamas as best friends felt completely normal. Her childhood was shaped by camping trips and visits to national parks across the country—experiences that […]
Salomon
Nadia Salomon is an award-winning journalist. She holds a journalism and public policy degree from Emerson College. She is the author of the award-winning bedtime picture book, Goodnight Ganesha illustrated by Poonam Mistry. It is a Bank Street Best Children’s Book, an ALSC Día Selection, and NCTEWow Poetry Honor book. A Voice of Hope is […]
King
Allison King is an Asian American writer and software engineer. Her debut novel, The Phoenix Pencil Company, about a granddaughter discovering the magic behind her grandmother’s pencil company in 1940s Shanghai, was published in 2025 and was a Reese’s Book Club pick. In technology, her work has ranged from semiconductors to platforms for community conversations […]
Gaige
Amity Gaige is the bestselling author of five novels, O My Darling (2005), The Folded World (2007), Schroder (2013), Sea Wife (2020) and Heartwood (2025). Heartwood has been called “the best thriller of the year” by The Boston Globe, a Best Book of the Year So Far overall and a Best Crime Book of the […]
Ononiwu Kaishian
Dr. Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian is the author of Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature (Spiegel & Grau). In this book, she weaves memoir, natural history, and philosophy in order to challenge our expectations of what is normal, beautiful, and possible for life on earth. She is the Curator of Mycology at the New York […]
Hartnett
Annie Hartnett is the bestselling author of three novels: RABBIT CAKE (Tin House Books, 2017), UNLIKELY ANIMALS (Ballantine/Random House, 2022) and THE ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS (Ballantine/Random House, April 2025). THE ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS is a national bestseller and it received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist. John Irving called it: “A miraculous novel—an […]
Miller
Kirsten Miller grew up in a tiny town in the mountains of North Carolina and moved to New York City to attend Barnard College. After graduation, she spent over two decades toiling away in the advertising industry, an experience that provided abundant fodder for her future satirical novels. Before she broke into the world of […]
Okungbowa
Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a Nigerian-born, Canadian-resident, award-winning author of fantasy, science fiction and general speculative fiction. He has published various novels for adults, the latest of which are the science fiction novella Lost Ark Dreaming (2024 Nebula Award finalist); Warrior of the Wind and Son of the Storm—both of The Nameless Republic epic fantasy […]
Chase
Co-founder of the award-winning blog, The Brown Bookshelf, Paula Chase is a longtime Inclusion advocate for diversifying the type of fiction featuring Black characters that’s highlighted among educators, librarians and parents. Chase was the 2021 recipient of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) Konigsberg Award for her advocacy. She is the author of ten […]
Gowda
Shilpi Somaya Gowda is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of four novels: Secret Daughter (2010), The Golden Son (2015), The Shape of Family (2020), and A Great Country (2024). She is a writer of two worlds. Born in Toronto to Indian immigrants, she has spent her life straddling the cultures of East and […]
