Wagner Lloyd
Megan Wagner Lloyd is the Eisner-nominated writer of bestselling and award winning graphic novels and other books for kids. Megan’s graphic novels ALLERGIC and SQUISHED, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter, have won numerous state readers’ choice awards, in addition to both being instant indie bestsellers. ALLERGIC was nominated for an Eisner award and named […]
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 and children’s author. She holds a journalism and public policy degree from Emerson College. Her award-winning bedtime picture book, Goodnight Ganesha is illustrated by Poonam Mistry, is a Bank Street Best Children’s Book, an ALSC Día Selection, and #NCTEWow Poetry Honor book. A Voice of Hope is her acclaimed […]
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, USA Today Bestseller, and the winner of the 2025 New England Book Award for fiction. It […]
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 and Ignite Award Winner); Warrior of the Wind and Son of the Storm—both of The […]
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 […]