Adib Khorram
he/him
ADIB KHORRAM is the author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay, which earned the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best YA Novels of All Time. His novels Darius the Great Deserves Better, Kiss & Tell, and The Breakup Lists, as well as his picture books Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story and Bijan Always Wins, have garnered critical acclaim, starred reviews, and bestsellers. His first novel for adults, I'LL HAVE WHAT HE'S HAVING, was released in 2024.
When he isn’t writing, you can find him playing his Fender Stratocaster, sipping a glass of Grignolino, or searching for the best french fries in Kansas City. (Just kidding. He’s already found them.)
