Casey McQuiston is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of queer romantic comedies. Their books have been honored by the Stonewall Book Awards, the Lambda Literary Awards, and the American Library Association, and their writing on life and literature has been published in The Washington Post, the New York Times, and Bon Appétit. Their debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue was adapted into an Emmy-nominated film in 2023. When not writing love stories, they can be found staring at the nearest body of water or spending time with their beloved and always-hungry poodle mix, Pepper. Born and raised in Southern Louisiana, Casey now lives with their family in beautiful Queens, New York.
(Photo credit: Sylvie Rosokoff 2025)
María Dolores Águila
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan Publishers
K. Ancrum
The Corruption of Hollis Brown
HarperCollins / HarperCollins Publishers
Derrick Barnes
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
Viking Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Daniel Nayeri
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Levine Querido
Hannah V. Sawyerr
Truth Is
Amulet Books / Abrams
Mahogany L. Browne
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
Crown Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Kyle Lukoff
A World Worth Saving
Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Amber McBride
The Leaving Room
Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan Publishers
Maria van Lieshout
Song of a Blackbird
First Second / Macmillan Publishers
Ibi Zoboi
(S)Kin
Versify / HarperCollins Publishers