Gene Luen Yang

Author, Cartoonist, & Teacher

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11.18

Books Inc. Opera Plaza

San Francisco, CA

4.10 - 4.11

Youth Games with Kwame Alexander

Chesapeake, VA

7.25 - 7.27

Comic-Con 2025

San Diego, CA

Gene Luen Yang

Author, Cartoonist, & Teacher

When Gene started telling stories through comics, he wanted to explore themes that have fascinated him since he was a kid: identity, culture, and belonging. Since then, Gene has published with industry giants including First Second Books, DC, and Marvel Comics.

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author visits contact:

information on Gene's books or queries concerning events that require publisher sponsorship:

First Second Books
mail@firstsecondbooks.com

rights information or queries concerning projects:

Hansen Literary Agency

hansenliterary@msn.com