Mike Bender

Mike Bender is a #1 NY Times Bestselling author, award-winning children's book author, founder of Awkward Family Photos, and screenwriter of the cult classic "Not Another Teen Movie." Mike lives in Santa Barbara with his family and has written the Junior Library Guild selection, "The Book About Nothing," and "The End Is Just The Beginning," which is inspired by his own healing journey with Lyme disease. His upcoming "Bored Panda" children's book is a collaboration with the popular boredpanda...See more

Mike Bender is a #1 NY Times Bestselling author, award-winning children's book author, founder of Awkward Family Photos, and screenwriter of the cult classic "Not Another Teen Movie." Mike lives in Santa Barbara with his family and has written the Junior Library Guild selection, "The Book About Nothing," and "The End Is Just The Beginning," which is inspired by his own healing journey with Lyme disease. His upcoming "Bored Panda" children's book is a collaboration with the popular boredpanda.com website and will be published by Random House. See less