“I was that kid with the glasses and the hungry expression who haunted every library book sale and used bookstore in town: the one who always has a book in one hand and is reaching for the next book with the other. There's one in every town.”

American author and filker

Seanan McGuire is an American author and filker known for urban fantasy and comics. She writes under her own name and under the pseudonyms Mira Grant and A. Deborah Baker. Her work includes urban fantasy novels and Spider-Gwen comic books. As Mira Grant, she has written science fiction and horror, including Aliens: Echo. As A. Deborah Baker, she writes the children's portal fantasy series Up-and-Under.