Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon is a Jamaican-American author and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star.
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October 1, 1972
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Nicola Yoon, a Jamaican-American author, is renowned for her young adult novels, particularly her bestsellers “Everything, Everything” and “The Sun Is Also a Star.” Both of these books have been adapted into films and earned her numerous accolades, such as being a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, and the first Black woman to reach #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. Yoon has also written “Instructions for Dancing” and co-authored “Blackout.”