Guadalupe loves eating oranges but won’t drink orange juice. She loves prunes but hates plums. And she will eat dates but can’t keep her dates straight, so she’s always late to meetings! Learn more at http://guadalupegarciamccall.com/Read More →

Born as a bald, helpless baby, unable to care for himself or even speak, Barry overcame these early obstacles to become the titan of literature you see before you. He is now able to take care of himself for the most part and speaks sort of OK-ish. He is stillRead More →

Alex London is the author of over 25 books for children, teens, and adults, with over 2 million copies sold. For middle grade readers, he’s the author of the Dog Tags, Tides of War, Wild Ones, and Accidental Adventures series, as well as two titles in the 39 Cluesseries. For young adults, he’s the authorRead More →

 Tricia Levenseller is the author of four fantasy novels, her newest being THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US. Initially from a small town in Oregon, Tricia now lives in Utah with her bossy dog, Rosy. She received her degree in English Language and editing, and she is thrilled that she never hasRead More →

Tiffany D. Jackson is the critically acclaimed author of YA novels including the NAACP Image Award-nominated ALLEGEDLY and MONDAY’S NOT COMING, a Walter Dean Myers Honored Book and Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. She received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, her master of artsRead More →

Sarah Beth Durst is the award-winning author of numerous fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults, including The Girl Who Could Not Dream, Drink Slay Love, and The Queens of Renthia series. She’s wanted to be a writer since she was ten years old. (Before that, she wanted to beRead More →

Martha Brockenbrough has wanted to be an author since she first learned that there is still such a thing as a living author. She’s done a lot of jobs, including writing game questions for Cranium and Trivial Pursuit. She’s interviewed celebrities, exchanged letters with the Queen of England, and foundedRead More →

 Fact: Kendare Blake likes cats. She has two: a Siamese-tabby named Tyrion Cattister, and a naked Sphynx named Armpit McGee. Fact: Kendare Blake likes dogs. She has two of those as well: a red Doberman named Obi-dog Kenobi and a Pow Pow Rotterman named Agent Scully Fact: Kendare Blake likesRead More →

Tracey is a former ballerina (who still takes at least one class a week). She once started her own library hoping her friends would bring the books back late and she’d make money off the fines. She also started flying twin-engine Cessna’s at age 16, and once threw up whileRead More →

I have almost always had multiple pets, usually more than a half dozen at a time. All the aspects of animal care please me: the cutting of the tiny nails; the cleaning of the ears; there is even a certain satisfaction in litter scooping. When I am tending to animalsRead More →

Shannon Messenger still sleeps with a bright blue stuffed elephant named Ella (and thinks that anyone not cuddling with stuffed animals at night is seriously missing out). During the day, you can usually find her curled up in a comfy chair, surrounded by kitties while snacking on something sugary–and writingRead More →