Jade Adia

Jade Adia is the author of There Goes the Neighborhood, which won the 2024 Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Her other novels include Our Shouts Echo and Batgirl: Possession. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and enjoys writing about mischievous nerds with big ideas. Jade has a bachelor’s degree in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, and a law degree with a specialization in Critical Race Studies. When not writing, she can be found teaching high school English and History where her students keep her on her toes.