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ABOUT MELISSA BASHARDOUSTMelissa Bashardoust (pronounced BASH-ar-doost) received her degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley, where she rediscovered her love for creative writing, children’s literature, and fairy tales... Read more

ABOUT ZORAIDA CORDOVAZoraida was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. She went to high school in New York and studied at Hunter College in New York and... Read more

ABOUT KATHRYN PURDIEIn high school, Kathryn focused on acting and won first place for a monologue at a prestigious statewide Shakespearean competition. When she wasn’t on the stage, Kathryn spent... Read more

ABOUT RENÉE AHDIEHRenée Ahdieh is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger. In her spare time, she... Read more

About Isabel IbañezIsabel Ibañez was born in Boca Raton, Florida, and is the proud daughter of two Bolivian immigrants. A true word nerd, she received her degree in creative writing... Read more

About Tricia LevensellerInitially from a small town in Oregon, Tricia now lives next to the Rocky Mountains with her bossy dog, Rosy. She received her degree in English Language and... Read more

ABOUT SARAH HARIANSarah grew up in the foothills of Yosemite. She received her B.A. in English Education and M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Fresno State University. She currently lives in... Read more

What inspired you to write A RIVER OF ROYAL BLOOD? There are so many different bits of inspiration that ultimately drove me to write ARORB, but the first came from... Read more

What inspired you to write SERPENT & DOVE? Serpent & Dove is a love letter to many of my favorite things—French folklore, Claire and Jamie in Outlander, witches and magic,... Read more

What inspired you to write THE MERCIFUL CROW? There were a number of factors, but the real catalyst was coming across an article about the lives of executioners in medieval... Read more