Our Authors

AIMS has partnered with 82 bestselling authors to bring their books, and often themselves, to meet, speak to, and interact with students of all ages.


Katherine Applegate

Cassie Beasley

Nick Bruel

Cressida Cowell

Tony Diterlizzi

Beth Ferry

Alan Gratz

Varian Johnson

Grace Lin

Kelly Starling Lyons

John Bemelmans Marciano

Gillian McDunn

Shannon Messenger

Michael Northrup

Greg Pizolli

Dwayne Reed

James Riley

Paul Tillery

Chris Van Dusen

Carole Boston Weatherford

Mac Barnett

Kate Beasley

Ruth Chan

Doreen Cronin

Chris Eliopolous

Russell Ginns

Jo Hackl

Gordon Korman

Megan Wagner Lloyd

Mo O’Hara

Matt Myers

Lisa McMann

Lauren Miracle

Elilse Parsley

James Ponti

Scott Reintgen

Adam Rubin

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Ursula Vernon

Kenneth Wright

Annie Barrows

Jen Chambliss Bertman

Sharon Chriscoe

Deborah Diesen

Darren Farrell

Leopoldo Gout

Emily Jenkins

Adam Lerhaupt

Loren Long

David Loman

Stacy McAnulty

Kwame Mbalia

Sarah Mlynowski

Dav Pilkey

Bobbie Pyron

Jason Reynolds

Kevin Sherry

Shelia Turnage

Randy Wayne White

Sarah Jane Wright