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Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including The Invention of Hugo Cabret, winner of the Caldecott medal and the basis for the Oscar-winning movie Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese. His newest book, Run Away With Me, is his first Young Adult novel and will be published in April of 2025. His book (his first for an adult audience), Live Oak, With Moss, is based on twelve poems by Walt Whitman. Brian is married to Dr. David Serlin, a writer, editor, and professor at the University of California, San Diego. They divide their time between San Diego, California and Brooklyn, New York.
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