Kari Luna

Kari Luna has seen the world from behind a Hammond organ, through the lens of a commercial camera, and from the top of a Swiss Chalet. Kari's debut YA novel, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, was described by MTV.com as "a world we would like to drop everything and start living in right this minute." It was also named ABA's Fall 2013 New Voices Pick and won the 2014 Oregon Book Award for Young Adult Literature.

Kari is currently working on other stories not featuring shaman pandas but promises they will be just as surprising. She lives in Portland, Oregon where she's also a freelance creative director, copywriter, and whimsicologist. Visit her and her sidekick, Petey Sellers, at www.kariluna.com or @wordette on Twitter.