Karina Yan Glaser is a Newberry honoree and the New York Times bestselling and award winning author of The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, the Vanderbeeker series, the middle grade novel A Duet for Home, and the chapter book Poppy Song Bakes A Way. Her books have garnered starred reviews, landed on dozens of “Best Book of the Year” lists, and been translated into fourteen languages. She lives in Harlem with her husband, two teenagers, and an assortment of pets and houseplants. One of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can’t go anywhere without a book.