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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burke

Alafair Burke is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Edgar Award nominated author of fifteen crime novels, including THE NOTE, THE WIFE, and THE BETTER SISTER, which has been adapted for television on Prime Video. Published in more than twenty languages, her books have been featured on “Best Book” lists from the Today […]
Trussoni

Danielle Trussoni is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of eight books, including the novels The Ancestor, Angelology and Angelopolis, all New York Times Notable Books, The Puzzle Master, chosen by The Washington Post, Barnes & Noble and Crime Reads as one of the Best Thrillers of 2023 and The Puzzle […]
Kamali

Marjan Kamali is the award-winning author of The Lion Women of Tehran, an instant national bestseller, The Stationery Shop, a national and international bestseller, and Together Tea, a Massachusetts Book Award finalist. Marjan’s novels are published in translation in more than 25 languages. She is a 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts […]
Brammer

Mikki Brammer is writer from Tasmania, Australia, who is now based in New York City via France and Spain. Her debut novel, The Collected Regrets of Clover has so far been published in 26 languages and territories. It was a Book of the Month pick for May 2023, was named a Best Book of Summer […]