Renée Ahdieh is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger, as well as the picture book Emilio Sloth’s Modern Manners. In her spare time, she likes to dance salsa and collect shoes. She is passionate about all kinds of curry, rescue dogs, and college basketball. The first few years of her life were spent in a high-rise in South Korea; consequently, Renée enjoys having her head in the clouds. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and their tiny overlord of a dog.

Alea Marley was born in the UK, and her family roots are from Barbados. She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with plant life, texture, and bursts of color! Her favorite mediums to work with are mechanical pencils, watercolor crayons, and digital brushes.