Janae Marks is the New York Times bestselling author of the Zoe Washington series, A Soft Place to Land, A Split Second and Starting Now. She has an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School, and lives in Connecticut with her family. Learn more at janaemarks.com.

Starting Now

From New York Times-bestselling author Janae Marks comes a heartfelt middle-grade novel about a tween who uncovers a deep family secret after she moves into her estranged half-brother’s guardianship following their mother’s accident.

Festival Years