Senior Director
Bloomsbury Publishing
Arnée Flores is a Vietnamese-American transracial adoptee. She has been a classical pianist, a Montessori preschool teacher, a waitress, and a student. She currently lives in Seattle with her family. The Firebird Song is her debut novel.
Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of the dark and alluring young adult novels A Vow So Bold and Deadly, A Heart So Fierce and Broken, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Call It What You Want, More Than We Can Tell, and Letters to the Lost, as well as paranormal young adult stories, including the Elemental series and Thicker Than Water.
David Valdes is the author of the nonfiction books HOMO DOMESTICUS, THE RHINESTONE SISTERHOOD, and Today Show pick A LITTLE FRUITCAKE. A former Boston Globe columnist and Huffington Post blogger whose posts have received over a million hits, he currently writes for Medium, and was recently featured in the New York Times’s Modern Love column. He also teaches writing at Boston Conservatory and Tufts. Spin Me Right Round is his first YA novel.
Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning writer and author of the young adult novels NEVER LOOK BACK, a Pura Belpré Honor winner, DEALING IN DREAMS, and THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ, as well as the middle grade GOLDIE VANCE series. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Elle, to name a few. Lilliam grew up in the Bronx and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Kalynn Bayron is the author of CINDERELLA IS DEAD and is classically trained vocalist. She grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. When she’s not writing you can find her listening to Ella Fitzgerald on loop, attending the theater, watching scary movies, and spending time with her kids. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with her family.
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
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