Rhett Miller is a singer-songwriter known for fronting the popular rock band Old 97's. Between projects with the Old 97's Miller has released six solo albums, most recently 2018's
The Messenger. In addition to his songwriting, Miller has branched out to write fiction and nonfiction. He has authored short stories, essays and articles that have been featured in
Rolling Stone, Bookforum, Sports Illustrated, McSweeney's, The Atlantic and
Salon. When not on tour, Miller resides in New Paltz, New York with his wife and two children.
Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal-winning and
New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,
Are We There Yet?, and
After the Fall as well as the illustrator of many other picture books, including
Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. Santat lives in Southern California with his wife and two children.