Leslie Odom

Two-time Academy Award nominee, Tony and Grammy Award winning performer and musician, Leslie Odom Jr. is a multifaceted multi-hyphenate, who is probably most known for his performance as Aaron Burr in the original Broadway production of Hamilton. He was nominated for an Emmy award for his work in the filmed version of the musical released on Disney+. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know is Odom, Jr.'s second book after Failing Up. Odom, Jr. resides in Los Angeles with his beautiful and brilliant wife, Nicolette, and their two children, the apples of his eye!

Nicolette Robinson made her Broadway debut to great acclaim starring as Jenna in Waitress. Robinson was the first Black woman ever to take on the duties of the leading lady in the celebrated production. Film and television credits include One Night in Miami, The Affair, and Love in the Time of Corona, among others. Nicolette is the proud mother of two beautiful children that she shares with her husband and co-author, Leslie.

Joy Hwang Ruiz is an artist and mom who started the popular Instagram account Mom Is Drawing to capture the magic of new parenthood and celebrate family life in a diverse and inclusive world. Now the illustrator of several picture books, she lives with her husband and two daughters in Southern California.