Karl BeckstrandCollege media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of 30+ titles (60 ebooks) with reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Raised in San Jose, California, he has a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in nternational relations & conflict resolution, and a broadcast and film certificate. Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. He's won multiple publishing awards, including a 2025 Global Book Award for nonfiction and a 2016 International Book Award for his Y.A. western, To Swallow the Earth. Beckstrand's mysteries, nonfiction/self-help, and Spanish/bilingual books feature ethnic characters-and usually end with a twist. KidsWorldBooks.com Read More Read Less