Dane Liu

Oregon Book Award-winning author Dane Liu’s most recent release Laolao’s Dumplings, illustrated by ShinYeon Moon, is “Superb” (Horn Book, starred review) and “Moving” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Her debut for young readers Friends are Friends, Forever, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, is a JLG Gold Standard Selection, a Kids’ Indie Next pick, and a year’s best from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. Her nonfiction picture book Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All, cowritten with Olympic Medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani and illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel, has been featured on ABC News, NBC News, and CBS Mornings. Dane is a 2022 Oregon Literary Career Fellow and has been awarded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and We Need Diverse Books.