author : Bill KonigsbergBill Konigsberg is an award-winning young adult author. His most recent novel, HONESTLY BEN, is the companion to OPENLY STRAIGHT. His 2015 novel THE PORCUPINE OF TRUTH won the Stonewall Book Award and the PEN Center USA Literary Award in 2016. Prior to writing fiction, Bill was a sportswriter for the Associated Press. He lives in Chandler, Ariz.