Maggie Tokuda-Hall has an MFA in creative writing from USF. She is the author of the 2017 Parent's Choice Gold Medal winning picture book, Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is her debut young adult novel, which was an NPR, Kirkus, School Library Journal and Book Page Best Book of 2020. Its sequel, The Siren, The Song and The Spy came out in September 2023. Her graphic novel, Squad, is an Ignyte and Locus Award nominated comic book, and her picture book Love in the Library has been named a Best Picture Book of 2022 by Book Page, School Library Journal, Booklist, and Publisher’s Weekly. Her newest book, The Worst Ronin, came out in May 2024. Tokuda-Hall is a founding member of Authors Against Book Bans. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, children, and objectively perfect dog.