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Lisa McMann is an American author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Unwanteds series. Lisa graduated from Calvin College in 1990. She has wanted to be a writer since she was in fourth grade. Besides writer and reading, Lisa likes to cook, swim, watch reality TV shows and hang out with her family. Originally […]

Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) was a short story writer. She didn’t get published until later in life, with some encouragement from poet Ed Dorn. Berlin was never a bestseller, but was widely influential within the literary community. She has often been compared to Raymond Carver and Richard Yates. One of her most memorable achievements was the […]

Wiley Cash is an American author of literary fiction and non-fiction books. He is from western North Carolina, which is generally where he sets his fiction. Wiley has had stories in the Crab Orchard Review, Roanoke Review and The Carolina Quarterly. He earned his B.A. in Literature and M.A. & Ph.D in English. Wiley teaches […]

Shannon Hale is an American author of young adult and children’s novels. She writes the Books of Bayern and Princess in Black series. Shannon started writing when she was 10 years old, and never stopped. She eventually earned her MFA in Creative Writing. Finally, after almost two decades of rejections, she finally got published with […]

Emma Jameson is an American author of mystery novels. She writes the Lord & Lady Hetheridge mystery series. Emma is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She also writes fantasy adventure novels as S.A. Reid and gay romance as T. Baggins.

Megan Erickson is an American novelist of romance novels. She writes the Bowler University, Mechanics of Love, In Focus and Gamers series, and is a USA Today bestseller author. Megan’s books mix geekiness, humour and happy endings. Formerly a journalist, she switched to writing fiction because she prefers to come up with her own endings. […]

V.E. Schwab is an American novelist of fantasy and mystery novels, who write YA novels as Victoria Schwab. Victoria grew up in the Southern United States to a father from Beverly Hills and a British mother, giving her a vernacular that includes “tom-ah-toes,” an overuse of the word “like” and “y’all.” She loves fairy tales […]

Dorothy Must Die is a series of YA fantasy novels and novellas by Danielle Paige. The series is meant as a follow-up/re-imagining to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with an edge.

Danielle Paige is an author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series. Danielle graduated from Columbia University. Prior to becoming a YA author, she worked in television, winning a Writers Guild of America Award as well as being nominated for several Daytime Emmys. Dorothy currently lives in New […]

Magan Vernon is an American author of new adult and young adult romance novels. She writes the My Paper Heart, Only and Forever Sweet series. Magan has made a living off the tears of her readers since she wrote her first short story back in 2004. She now spends her time killing off fictional characters, […]