Cynthia Leitich SmithCynthia Leitich Smith is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and anthologist of more than twenty books for young readers, including her dark fantasy sequence for young adults: Tantalize, Eternal, Diabolical >and Blessed. She was named a 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Candidate, the NSK Neustadt Laureate, Texas Literary Hall of Fame inductee and winner of the Southern Miss Medallion for Outstanding Contributions in Children’s Literature. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Texas. Read More Read Less