Misty Wilson is the author of Play Like a Girl, her debut middle-grade graphic memoir, which earned a starred review from Booklist, was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and a 2023 Buckeye Children and Teen Book Award Nominee. Misty teaches by day and writes by night. She’s a voracious reader who also loves binge-watching television shows. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, David Wilson, illustrator of Play Like a Girl, and their two daughters.