Tyler Whitesides

Tyler Whitesides is an author of children’s and adult books. After spending two years in Argentina, he studied music, with a focus on percussion, at Utah State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. While at university, he worked part-time as a night custodian at a middle school; his nighttime walks through the halls inspired his debut, *Janitors* (2011), the first book in a five-part young adult series. His adult fantasy series *Kingdom of Grit* began with *The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn* (2022).