Grace Lin is the author/illustrator of this month’s book club pick Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same! Grace is a bestselling author and illustrator and an advocate for diversity. She has written a dozen books and won numerous awards including the Newbery Honor and the Theodore Geisel Honor. Grace is Taiwanese-American and grew up in Upstate New York. She now lives in Florence, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.

Click here to watch Grace’s popular TED talk about the need for diverse children’s literature: The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf.

Visit Grace Lin’s website at gracelin.com.