June Hur

June Hur (허주은) is a New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of YA Korean historicals, including ***The Silence of Bones***, ***The Forest of Stolen Girls***, ***The Red Palace***, ***A Crane Among Wolves*** and ***Behind Five Willows***. Born in South Korea, June spent her formative years in the USA, Canada, and South Korea before studying History and Literature at the University of Toronto and working at the city’s public library. Her work has been featured in Forbes, NPR, The New York Times, CBC, Vogue Korea, and KBS. She resides in Toronto with her family and can be spotted writing in coffee shops. 허주은 JUNE (JU EUN) HUR ‘Hur’ pronounced ‘her’ **Photo credit**: Julie Tang