Author
Peachtree Teen
R. M. Romero (she/they) is a Jewish Latina and author of fairy tales for children and adults. She lives in Miami Beach with her feline companion Henry VIII, and spends her summers helping to maintain Jewish cemeteries in Poland and Ukraine.
R.M.'s debut MG, The Dollmaker of Krakow, has been translated into 13 languages, was a Sydney Taylor Honor book and received the Silver medal in the Florida State Book Awards. Her debut YA novel, The Ghosts of Rose Hill, received four starred reviews, was an Indie Kids Next selection, and was named a Best YA Book of 2022 by Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Buzzfeed. Her next book, a queer Jewish YA in verse, will be released in July 2023 from Peachtree Teen.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM