Christopher Healy is the author of many books for young readers, including the hit fantasy whodunit, No One Leaves the Castle, the acclaimed Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom series; the historical sci-fi adventure trilogy, A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem; and the picture book, This Is Not That Kind of Book. His books have appeared on the IndieBound Indie Next List, Amazon’s Best Books of the Year, Kirkus’s Best Young Adult Books, and the New York Times Notable Books list; they’ve garnered starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly; and they’ve been selected as monthly picks by Amazon, Owl Crate Jr, the Week Jr, and even the Scripps National Spelling Bee!

He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and a little fluffball that he’s pretty sure is a dog. Christopher Healy was born in the quaint Northeastern town of New York City. It was there, as an infant, that he chewed the pages of his very first book. Thus, a lifelong reader was born.

Even in his youth, Christopher knew he would someday be a writer. And he wrote numerous Tables of Contents to prove it, a few of which sounded like they might have made pretty great books had he ever written the stories to go along with them. It would be quite some time before Christopher actually got the chance to write for a living. His career took many detours before then, including roles as a cashier, actor, toy store shelf-stocker, haunted house zombie, and more.

Eventually, he cobbled together a tiny little video game review — and it actually got published. Thus, a writer was born. From there, Christopher penned articles for numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites — stories about everything from new video gaming gadgets to the costumes worn by characters in video games.

His own children were born — and Christopher began writing about them. He wrote about their behavior, their taste in room décor, the books they read, the movies they watched, and more. He did so in the pages of Cookie magazine for years, as well as online at ParentDish. He even wrote a whole book about being a new dad (titled Pop Culture — get it, Pop Culture).

Finally, he decided he wanted to write something for his children. And The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom was born. That book was greeted with much fanfare, leading to two sequels. Now, he just can’t stop writing.

A whole new trilogy — A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem — has also been born. His first picture book, This Is Not That Kind of Book, was born. His brand new spinoff from the Hero’s Guide series, No One Leaves the Castle, has recently been born, with a second volume on the way!