Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Guncle, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, The Celebrants, a TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club pick, and the instant bestseller The Guncle Abroad. His fiction has been published in twenty languages. He lives in Palm Springs. Eda Kaban was born and raised in Turkey with a great passion for drawing, reading, and monkey bars. She has illustrated many popular picture books including Pink is For Boys, Even Superheroes Have Bad Days, and Pirates Don't Go to Kindergarten. When she is not drawing, you can find her climbing some rocks or hiking the hills of the Bay Area. She currently resides in Oakland.