A Universe of Wishes

From We Need Diverse Books, the organiSation behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own- voices children’s authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Libba Bray ( The Diviners), V. E. Schwab ( A Darker Shade of Magic), Natalie C. Parker ( Seafire), and many more.

In the fourth collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice.

This powerful and inclusive collection contains a universe of wishes for a braver and more beautiful world.

About the Authors

Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of The Belles and the coauthor of the series Tiny Pretty Things , on which the Netflix show is based. She is the COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and CEO of the diversity-focused story kitchen Cake Literary. She's a former elementary and middle school librarian. She earned an MA in children's literature from Hollins University and an MFA in writing for children at the New School.

V.E. Schwab is the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Vicious, The Near Witch and the Shades of Magic series, which was described as "a classic work of fantasy" by Deborah Harkness. It was one of Waterstones' Best Fantasy Books of 2015, The Guardian's Best Science Fiction novels, and a Telegraph choice. The Independent has called her "The natural successor to Diana Wynne Jones." She lives between Nashville, France and Edinbugh.

Zoraida Cordova is the editor of Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite and the author of the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series

Libba Bray is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diviners series, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist Beauty Queens, the Printz Award- winning Going Bovine, and the acclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy. She divides her time between Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles, California.