Even more authors for LeakyLit Portland!

CHERYL KLEIN Cheryl Klein is the executive editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic. Cheryl was the continuity editor of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which meant she had to keep track of all of the little details and nuances to make sure that everything was consistent. Her book, Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults, focuses on writing from her side of the table.Cheryl and John Green were the keynote speakers at LeakyCon 2009 and she also attended 2011, and we’re really excited that she’s joining us again this year!You can learn more about Cheryl on her website, cherylklein.com, and follow her on Twitter at @chavelaque.

MAGGIE STIEFVATER Maggie Stiefvater is the New York Times bestselling author of The Shiver trilogy, An Infinite Thread, and the recent book The Raven Boys. The sequel, The Dream Thieves, is being released in September.Beside being an author, Maggie can play the bagpipes, is an award-winning colored pencil artist, and has worked as a calligraphy instructor. She lives in Virginia with her family and her 1973 Camaro named Loki.You can learn more about Maggie (and see her art!) on her website at maggiestiefvater.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at @mstiefvater.

RAINBOW ROWELL Rainbow Rowell is the New York Times bestselling author of Attachments and the more recent Eleanor & Park. She writes funny/sad books about people who think they are misfits (and who sometimes really are).Rainbow hails from Omaha, Nebraska, where she used to be a columnist at the Omaha World-Herald. Her next book, Fangirl, comes out in September. And yeah, Rainbow is a fangirl too.You can read more about Rainbow on her website, rainbowrowell.com, or follow her on Twitter at @rainbowrowell.