OXFORD CHILDREN'S BOOKS | How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

FEATURES:

✅ Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens.

✅ Her titles include the Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

✅ the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare) and the Folk of the Air series, which begins with The Cruel Prince in 2018

✅ nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019, and w inner of the Silver Inky for best International YA book.

✅ She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award, the Mythopoeic Award and a New bery Honor. 

✅ She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Rovina Cai is a freelance illustrator who works across a variety of genres.

✅ Her poetic imagery has served as book covers, posters and interior art for novels and picture books. She recently won the World Fantasy Award for best artist.

✅ Her work has also been recognised by organisations like the Society of Illustrators, and the Children's Book Council of Australia.

✅ Rovina works out of a cosy studio in Melbourne, Australia, in an old building that was once a convent and is possibly haunted.