Mark H. Parsons

Mark has written primarily non-fiction for several years, penning over two hundred articles for national publications as well as a pair of non-fiction books before turning to book-length fiction. His first YA novel ROAD RASH (Knopf/Random House) was named to the ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults list, as well as Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year list.

His latest YA novel, THE 9:09 PROJECT (Delacorte/Random House) explores the healing power of art. It was a Kirkus Reviews Best of The Year selection, and a Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year selection. It has received critical acclaim (Kirkus calls it “A brilliant literary portrait…wryly funny, extremely intelligent, and sweetly romantic” in a starred review) and has been translated into Russian, Polish, and Chinese.

He currently has other works making their way through the publishing landscape.