Adib Khorram is a queer Iranian-American and the author of DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY, DARIUS THE GREAT DESERVES BETTER, SEVEN SPECIAL SOMETHINGS: A NOWRUZ STORY, and KISS & TELL. His books have won several awards and accolades, such as the William C. Morris Award, Asian Pacific-American Award for Literature, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and a Stonewall Honor. When he's not at his desk, you can find him playing his Fender Stratocaster, working on his crossovers, or trying to find decent poutine south of the 49th Parallel.