Laurence Klavan

Susan Kim & Laurence Klavan cowrote the graphic novels City of Spies and Brain Camp . Susan is also a five-time Emmy nominee for her work in children's television and a Writers Guild Award winner for best documentary. She wrote the stage adaptation of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club , teaches writing at Goddard College, and is a blogger for the Huffington Post. When she was growing up, her family moved a lot, and the combination of being a) shy, b) the constant new kid, and c) the only Asian meant...See more

Susan Kim & Laurence Klavan cowrote the graphic novels City of Spies and Brain Camp . Susan is also a five-time Emmy nominee for her work in children's television and a Writers Guild Award winner for best documentary. She wrote the stage adaptation of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club , teaches writing at Goddard College, and is a blogger for the Huffington Post. When she was growing up, her family moved a lot, and the combination of being a) shy, b) the constant new kid, and c) the only Asian meant she was often picked on. In Guardians , she explores her thoughts and feelings about not just bullies but how others deal with them . . . and learn to stand up for themselves. Laurence has also written the novels The Cutting Room , The Shooting Script , and the Edgar Award-winning Mrs. White and a short-story collection, The Family Unit and Other Fantasies . He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics to Bed and Sofa , a musical produced by New York's Vineyard Theatre. Laurence was the baby in his family, the youngest of four brothers; even his twin brother was two minutes older. He learned that having little expected of you can be a source of power. So does Esther in Guardians : she has to finally accept being a leader of people before it's too late. She is sixteen, after all. See less