Meet local author Talen Williams.

Genre: YA

Title: Suburban High School, Suburban High Book Two: Crossroads, Suburban High Book Three: Breakthrough

I was born in Washington D.C. in 1985 and was raised as an army brat. This led me to live in various states throughout childhood, but I consider Texas to be my true home. As an adult, I've bounced from job to job, unsure of what I wanted to do until 2010, when I enrolled at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula. There, I discovered a passion for graphic design, earning my bachelor's degree in 2014.

After graduation, I took on various freelance jobs. However, I grow increasingly disheartened by the corporate world. Eventually, I left that career behind for something more stable - something that allowed me to focus on a new passion: writing. For almost a decade, I've been devoted to crafting stories. Today, writing is at the heart of my work.