A. R. Capetta is known for groundbreaking LGBTQ YA genre novels, including
Echo After Echo, The Lost Coast, and
The Heartbreak Bakery. The Hocus and Pocus series is their first foray into writing for younger readers. A. R. Capetta lives in a small town in the mountains with their family, including two dogs who make
almost as much mischief as Hocus and Pocus.
Charlene Chua (she/they) is the author-illustrator of
Hug? and the illustrator of numerous books for young readers, include the Stonewall Book Award winner and Lambda Literary Award finalist
Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild;
Bye Bye, Binary by Eric Geron; and the Amy Wu series by Kat Zhang. Charlene Chua lives near Toronto.