About the Author
Janice Garden Macdonald is the author and illustrator of more than 20 children's books, including "The Red Sweater," a story loved by parents, teachers, and young readers.
She also writes novels for adults under the pen name J.G. Macdonald. Her Route 66 series blends nostalgia, humor, strange science, and small-town secrets into stories where things are rarely what they first seem.
A former library representative and award-winning short story writer, Macdonald received the Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Prize, judged by Joyce Carol Oates, for her story "The Plainness of My Fall." Her writing is known for its wry humor and eccentric characters.
Her debut novel, "Atomic Sunset," received multiple awards for humor and satire, including the 2025 Literary Global Book Award (Humor), finalist honors in the 2025 American Writing Awards (Satire), and the 2026 Indie Book Award (Humor).
