Dhonielle Clayton

Dhonielle Clayton grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a teacher and librarian. She became known as the author of the New York Times bestselling Belles series and as a co-author of Blackout and the Tiny Pretty Things duology, which was adapted into a Netflix series. Clayton also co-founded the literary agency CAKE Literary and served as COO of the nonprofit organization We Need Diverse Books.