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Author Bio
Crystal Maldonado was born and raised in CT and graduated from UConn. Her debut young adult novel, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, was a Cosmopolitan Best New Book and a POPSUGAR Best New YA Novel. Her next novel, No Filter and Other Lies, explores teenage life in the social media age—and the lies we tell to ourselves and others.
By day, Crystal is a social media manager working in higher ed, and by night, a writer who loves Beyoncé, shopping, spending too much time on her phone, and being extra. Her work has also been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She was recently recognized as a rising star in Connecticut Magazine's "40 Under 40 Class of 2022." Visit Crystal Maldonado's website to learn more.