Nobody does dragons like twice-nominated Astounding Award finalist Jenn Lyons! Lyons will be at Blue Cypress to talk about her standalone novel, The Sky on Fire (but there are still dragons, don't worry!) After spending thirty years working as a graphic artist, art director, and video game producer (in that order), Lyons now spends her days writing fantasy. She traces her geek roots back to playing first edition Dungeons & Dragons in grade school. Her five book epic fantasy series, A Chorus of Dragons, begins with The Ruin of Kings.

Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis picture book series, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Barack Obama's picture book, Of Thee I Sing, Matt de la Pena’s Love, and Change Sings by Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman. Angie Tally of The Country Bookshop says of Long's The Yellow Bus that "In the hands of the amazing Loren Long, those stories just might surprise you! Perfect for back-to-school tables and for an anytime read-together"

Meredith Adamo is a YA author based in hot, humid North Carolina, but she's originally from Rochester, New York, which is her favorite place on the planet. She likes to write about girls who can make you laugh and break your heart—ideally on the same page. Not Like Other Girls is her debut novel and is a Read This Next! book at The Southern Bookseller Review, where Jill Hendrix of Fiction Addition Bookstore says it "pairs the emotional power of Speak with a mystery full of plot twists a la A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder." She thinks it is a great pick for teen book clubs.

Chatham Greenfield is a young adult author born and raised in Florida, which is why their stories often take place in humid seaside towns. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 2020, they were selected as a fellow in the inaugural class of LitUp by Reese’s Book Club. Time and Time Again is their debut novel, a romance that shows identity not as a series of check boxes, but as "experiences that can't be pulled apart, each equally important to who I am and who I'll be."