Shawntelle Madison

Panel: Oct. 11, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Central Library Helzberg Auditorium

Book signing: Oct. 11, 12:15 – 12:30 p.m., Central Library Helzberg Auditorium Lobby

Shawntelle Madison is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 15 titles in science fiction, fantasy, and romance, including the popular urban fantasy series Coveted. Originally from Iowa, she now lives in Missouri with her family, working as a software developer while continuing to write fiction. Her debut historical novel, The Fallen Fruit, became an instant USA Today bestseller in 2024 and received widespread critical acclaim. It was named one of the Christian Science Monitor’s Best Books of 2024, an LA Times Most Anticipated Fall 2024 Book, an Essence Magazine Top 20 Fall Read, and a Washington Post Noteworthy Book for September 2024. Her next novel, The Midnight Bus, a work of speculative historical fiction, is forthcoming in 2027 from Penguin Random House’s Storehouse Voices imprint.