Marilyn Singer was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. She studied English at City University of New York and Communications at New York University.

Sherri Smith was born in Chicago and spent her childhood in Staten Island, NY, Washington D.C., and Upstate New York. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, and a year later, she moved back to Chicago with her mother and big brother....

Robert Lawrence Stine was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943. Stine was a rather shy and fearful child, but he did have a clever imagination. At the age of nine, Stine began typing up his own short stories and humor magazines such as Tales...

Tanya Lee Stone began making up stories when she was a kid. She studied English at Oberlin College and after graduation became a children's book editor in New York City. When Stone moved to Vermont and got her chance to write her first...

Greg Tang was born in Ithaca, New York, where his father taught electrical engineering at Cornell University and his mother taught math at Ithaca College. Greg grew up playing games with his two sisters, such as cards and chess, that...

Born in New York City, Rosemary Wells grew up in a house "filled with books, dogs, and nineteenth-century music." "When I was two years old I began to draw and they saw right away the career that lay ahead of me and encouraged me every...

Janet Wong was born in Los Angeles in 1962. She was the daughter of a Chinese father and a Korean mother. While growing up in California, she enjoyed watching TV with her dad, playing with her friends, catching lizards, and riding her...

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She now writes full-time and has recently received the Margaret A. Edwards Award...

Laurence Yep grew up in an African-American neighborhood in San Francisco in the 1950s. His father worked long hours in their corner grocery store, often with the help of Laurence and his brother. Laurence bussed to a bilingual Jesuit...

Jane Yolen was born in New York City in 1939. Both of her parents were writers and so were most of their friends. While still in preschool, Jane composed her first poem. "I love to recite my first poem to kids when I talk to them -...

Jeff Kinney is the best-selling author and illustrator of the wildly popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, featuring the everyday life of the very relatable adolescent Greg Heffley.

This site shares a classroom cast with the authors Eileen and Jerry Spinelli. In an intimate portrayal, authors Eileen & Jerry Spinelli, discuss the craft of writing; its hardships and triumphs. Students will learn about the...

This video of Christopher Paolini shares his discussion about the delivery of the Inheritance manuscript to his editor at Random House.

This site shares a video of the author, Christopher Paolini, as he takes a look back at how it all began with Eragon, and discusses the conclusion to the series, Inheritance.

This site shares an interview with Inheritance's author, Christopher Paolini. In this interview, he talks about Vroengard Academy and what's coming next for the Inheritance cycle.

This video shares insights into the background to the book Inheritance by Christopher Paolini. In this interview, he shares information about the fourth and final book in the series.

This site shares insights from the author of the Maze Runner and Mortality Doctrine series, James Dashner. In this interview, he discusses whether the plot of his latest novel, The Eye of Minds, could happen in real life.

This site shares insights from the author of the Maze Runner and Mortality Doctrine series, James Dashner. In this interview, he discusses the favorite characters that he has written.

Daniel Handler talks with NPR host Steve Inskeep in this interview. Click on the Listen button to hear the interview.

Chris d'Lacey was born in Malta but moved with his family to Leicester, England, when he was a child. Growing up, he loved to play soccer and appear in school plays. In fact, his book The Prompter is based on his own experience in a...

Paul Stewart is an award-winning author of books for young readers - everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. His first book was published in 1988 and he has since had over fifty titles published.

Charles R. Smith, Jr. was born and raised in California. As a child he spent a lot of time reading books and poetry and playing basketball, but during his stint on the high school yearbook committee he fell in love with photography and...

Jerry Spinelli was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 1941. He grew up playing a wide variety of sports, including soccer and baseball. For years Jerry dreamed of becoming a major league baseball player. Yet during high school, two...

Explore the work of Nikki Giovanni, an African-American poet and essayist who writes poems for adults and children and has written a book about Rosa Parks. Watch while she talks about heroes and the importance of reading and gives advice...