Jay Asher's debut novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, has regularly appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list during its first decade in print, selling over 2.5 million copies in the United States alone and has been adapted into a Netflix original series. The Future of Us, his second novel, was co-authored with Printz Honor winner Carolyn Mackler. His third novel, What Light, is a New York Times bestseller. His novels have been translated into thirty-seven languages. He lives with his family in a California. Follow him @jayasherguy. Jessica Fereeburg is the author of paranormal fiction (Living in Shadows) and narrative nonfiction works focused on creepy legends and dark moments in history including Monsters of the Midwest, Fight for Survival, and Collapse and Chaos. To blend her love of writing with her passion for history and the paranormal, Jessica founded Ghost Stories Ink, a group of authors, illustrators, and filmmakers who visit historic locations and perform paranormal investigations for creative inspiration. She also serves as the assistant regional advisor for the Minnesota Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Follow her @JessicaFreeburg. Jeff Stokely is the co-creator and artist of Eisner-nominated comic series THE SPIRE. He is the artist of acclaimed series Six-Gun Gorilla and Jim Henson's the Storyteller- Witches, The Reason for Dragons. Follow him @JeffStokely.
Gorgeously illustrated and lyrically paced, PIPER had me under its spell from the first page. A riveting and, at times, chilling response to one of the most fascinating legends that history and fairy tales have given us. --Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles and Renegades Jay Asher and Jessica Freeburg have conjured real magic with PIPER! Mysterious and weird, scary and yet charming, they've managed to take an old story and craft it into something beautiful and new! Highly recommended.--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Black Panther: Doomwar With an unfailingly honest touch, Piper unlocks the mystery and finds the heart of one of our most haunting legends. Asher, Freeburg, and Stokely find the emotional True North and leave their audience, including me, reaching for our Kleenex. Loved!--Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series With an unfailingly honest touch, Piper unlocks the mystery and finds the heart of one of our most haunting legends. Asher, Freeburg, and Stokely find the emotional True North and leave their audience, including me, reaching for our Kleenex. Loved!--Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series