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Youth Author Spotlight: justin a. reynolds

Meet best-selling author and Ohio native justin a. reynolds. All registered attendees will receive a free copy of "Miles Morales: Shock Waves." Sponsored in part by the Akron Rotary Foundation.

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justin a. reynolds is the author of "Opposite of Always," an Indies Introduce Top Ten Debut translated into 19 languages, and currently in film development by Paramount Players. His sophomore novel, "Early Departures," earned four starred reviews, was a Kirkus Best of 2020, and was hailed by Kirkus as a story "not to be missed" and Booklist as a "virtuoso masterpiece." His Marvel graphic novel featuring Brooklyn’s Spider-Man, "Miles Morales: Shock Waves," was an ABA Indie Bestseller, and is one of the bestselling Marvel graphic novels of all time. In 2023, he co-edited a novel-in-stories entitled "House Party," a collaboration showcasing the work of ten of the most esteemed YA authors in publishing. In 2023, justin was the 18th recipient of the annual Denise McCoy Legacy Award for most humorous children's literature contribution, winning the honor for his bestselling middle grade novel, "It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit." justin is also the co-founder of the CLE Reads Book Festival, which has featured numerous award-winning and bestselling authors including Angela Davis and Jerry Craft. justin's also contributed to several acclaimed anthologies, including the instant New York Times #1 bestseller, "Black Boy Joy," with his story, "Our Dill."

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