Meet the Creators of Original Fake--Kirstin Cronn-Mills and E. Eero Johnson

Kirstin Cronn-Mills is a self-proclaimed word nerd who secretly wants to be a street artist.  Her first young adult novel, The Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don't Mind, was a 2010 finalist for the Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature.  Her second novel, Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, received the American Library Association's Stone Wall Book Award in 2014 as well as an IPPY silver medal for Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction.  She writes a lot, reads as much as she can, teaches at a two-year college, and goofs around with her son, Shaw, and her husband, Dan.

You can visit Kirstin Cronn-Mills at KIRSTINCRONN-MILLS.COM or on Twitter @KIRSTINCM

E. Eero Johnson (Erik T. Johnson) is a Minneapolis-based illustrator, graphic designer, and comic book artist.  His illustrations have appeared in GQ, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, and The New York Times.  His comic book projects, The Outliers and Kozmo-Knot, have gained a growing interest from the indie comic world.  He lives with his wife, Tammy; sons, Emmett and Eilif; and a crazy Boston terrier.

You can visit E. Eero Johnson on Twitter @EEROSPACE

Image by E. Eero Johnson

Extracted from the book jacket