TJ Klune

TJ Klune writes books that are warm in a way that sneaks up on you. His stories are often funny and a little chaotic, but underneath all of it there's something genuinely tender about the way he writes found family, belonging, and what it means to be loved for exactly who you are.

He's best known for The House in the Cerulean Sea, which has become one of those books people press into the hands of friends going through hard times. He also wrote Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, and the Green Creek series for readers who want something with a little more bite to it.

Klune is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author and one of the few writers who can make you laugh out loud and then quietly wreck you two pages later. His books tend to stick around long after you've finished them.

If you're looking for a place to start, The House in the Cerulean Sea is the one. You'll understand why everyone talks about it.