Dan Cray is author of THE REALITY MELTDOWN, MOTHER TONGUE, and PIERCING MAYBE, which was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018. In nonfiction, he wrote SOARING STONES for National Geographic Books and worked as a freelance journalist for 27 years, reporting sixty Time cover stories and sharing a National Headliner Award. He holds a UCLA English degree and lives in Los Angeles.

Visit him at www.dancraybooks.com