Order of Kallie George Books
Kallie George is a Canadian author of children’s books. She is also an editor and public speaker. Kallie has her Master’s degree in Children’s Literature from the University of British Columbia. When she isn’t writing or editing, she teaches creative writing workshops. She loves picture books, fairy tales, beautiful art and music, and baking cookies. Kallie lives near the ocean in Vancouver, British Columbia. (more…)
Order of Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg Books
Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg is a Swedish author. She writes the League of Pensioners series. Prior to becoming a writer, Catharina worked as a diving archaeologist for fifteen years. She took part in expeditions exploring everything from Viking ships to East Indian ships. In her home country of Sweden, her books have sold 300,000 copies of this writing and have been translated into several different languages. (more…)
Order of Martin Amis Books
Martin Amis is a British novelist best known for writing Money and London Fields. He was honored as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir Experience. Additionally, he was named as one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945 by The Times. (more…)
Order of Leah Franqui Books
Leah Franqui is an American author of literary fiction novels. Leah proudly calls Philadelphia her hometown. She graduated from Yale University in 2009 with a degree in Theater Studies. After a while travelling in order to find herself and working in non-profit theater, she ended up in Brooklyn, where she got her Master’s degree in Dramatic Writing from NYU-Tisch. Through this program, she met her husband – an Indian screenwriter. Besides being a novelist and playwright, Leah has worked as a line chef, a real estate agent, a sewing teacher, a tutor, an assistant, a marketing director, a grant writer, an editor, and a voiceover artist. Leah lives in Mumbai, India with her husband. She enjoys writing, travelling, cooking, reading, sewing, and watching television. (more…)
Order of Pintip Dunn Books
Pintip Dunn is an American author of YA fantasy novels. She is a New York Times bestselling author. Pintip has wanted to be an author since she was in the first grade. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. She also earned her J.D. at Yale Law School, and while there edited the Yale Law Journal. Pintip lives with her husband and children in Maryland. (more…)
Order of Paula Fox Books
Paula Fox (1923-2017) was an American author of YA, children’s, and literary fiction novels, and non-fiction books. She attended Columbia University. Paula received the Newbery Medal twice, as well as the Hans Christian Medal and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. She was the wife of literary critic/translator Martin Greenberg, mother of two (plus a daughter she gave up for adoption), and the biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love. (more…)
Order of J.J. Salkeld Books
J.J. Salkeld is the pen name of the author Richard Simpson. Prior to writing books, Simpson worked as a national newspaper journalist and was also a documentary film maker. He spent years covering the events of Cumbria, but in his turn to fiction he focused on crime and criminals. (more…)
Order of Paul Gamble Books
Paul Gamble is an Irish author of children’s novels. He writes the Ministry of SUITs series. Paul was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has a job in civil service, which only occasionally involves working with dinosaurs. (more…)
Order of Gina Ferris Wilkins Books
Gina Ferris Wilkins is an American author of contemporary romance novels. Gina was born and raised in Central Arkansas, where she still resides. She earned her journalism degree from Arkansas State University. Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked in advertising and audio-visual production. She sold her first novel in 1986 and has been a full-time writer ever since. She has won the Maggie Award four times and a nominee for the Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine. (more…)
Order of Maureen Johnson Books
Maureen Johnson is an American young adult author best know for writing book series like 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Shades of London, and Truly Devious. Her book, The Name of the Star got an Edgar Award nomination for excellence in Young Adult fiction. (more…)