Josh Funk
Josh grew up in New England and studied Computer Science in school. Today, he still lives in New England and when not writing Java code or Python scripts, he drinks Java coffee and writes manuscripts. Since the fall of 2015, Josh has presented (or virtually presented) at over 800 schools, classrooms, and libraries, and over 300 bookshops, book festivals, and conferences. Josh is the author of books like the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, How to Code a Sandcastle, Dear Unicorn, Dear Dragon, My Pet Feet, the It's Not a Fairy Tale series, Lost in the Library, and more. His books have been selected for the Kid's Indie List and he is the winner of numerous state awards. For more information about Josh, visit him at joshfunkbooks.com (https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/) and on social media at @joshfunkbooks (https://twitter.com/joshfunkbooks).
Recent Works
Current authors
We’ve assembled an all-star cast of authors. Every year, we will have a mix of best-sellers/award winners, popular characters/book fair favorites, and at least one newcomer you might not have heard of … yet.
Our current authors include:
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Stuart Gibbs
NYT Bestseller and multiple award winner
Stuart Gibbs is the author of five bestselling middle grade series: Spy School, FunJungle, Charlie Thorne, Moon Base Alpha, and The Last Musketeer. He also writes TV and film. Before all that, he studied capybaras, the world's largest rodents. Really.
April 2026
Margaret Peterson Haddix
New York Times Bestseller, Edgar Allan Poe Award Winner,
Margaret Peterson Haddix has written more than 50 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time, Uprising, The School for Whatnots, the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series. Haddix and her husband Doug live in Columbus, Ohio.Please enter a short bio for the author.
March 2026
Valerie Bolling
Crystal Kite Award Winner
Valerie is author of multiple pictures books and Scholastic Acorn Series Rainbow DaysPlease enter a short bio for the author.
February 2026
Max Brallier
NYT Bestselling Author. More than 10 million copies in print
Max is the NY Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth Series - which have more than 10 million copies in print. Max also writes the Eerie Elementary Branches series (under the pseudonym Jack Chabert, plus Galactic Hot Dogs, and many more.
January 2026
Josh Funk
Multi-State Award Winner
Josh Funk is a software engineer and the author of books like the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, How to Code a Sandcastle, Dear Unicorn, Dear Dragon, My Pet Feet, the It's Not a Fairy Tale series, Lost in the Library, and more
April 2025
Billy Dixon
Author Access founder
Billy Dixon, the founder of Author Access, has published 7 chapter books and middle grade titles. Dixon has presented at more than 250 schools, and has worked in the school book fair business for more than 20 years.
March 2025
Jerry Pallotta
Book Fair Bestseller
Jerry is the author of perrenial book fair favorites like the Who Would Win series.
February 2025
Jessica Khoury
Multiple Award Winner
Jessica is the author of many books for teens and young readers. Her middle grade novel The Mystwick School of Musicraft is one of the Top 20 listened to children's audiobooks ever.
January 2025
Henry Cole
New York Times Bestseller
Henry Cole, known for illustrating works by authors like Julie Andrews and Harvey Feinstein, is also a prolific author with over 15 books to his name. He has garnered numerous awards and accolades for his writing and illustrations.
November 2024
India Hill Brown
Book Fair Bestseller
India Hill Brown is an author with a passion for writing, reading, and all things literary. Her debut novel, The Forgotten Girl, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Youth/Teens and a 2020 ALSC Notable Children’s Book.
October 2024
Future authors
We just keep lining them up to keep our content refreshed and relevant throughout the year.
Some of our future authors include:
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Adam Gidwitz
Newbery Honor Winner, Bestseller
Adam Gidwitz is the author of Newbery Honor winner The Inquisitor's Tale, The Grimm series, and The Unicorn Rescue Society series.
September 2026
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