The People's Beach

A.M. Wild is a queer, nonbinary children’s book author based in Brooklyn, NY, with a great passion for places like Riis Beach, where their love of the natural world and queer people come together in one loud and glorious celebration. They are also the author of Not He or She, I’m Me, an American Library Association Stonewall Children’s Honor book. A.M. creates work that centers social justice, uplifts their queer and trans community, and teaches empathy. You can find out more by following them on social media (@AWildWord) and by visiting their website (AWildWord.com).Ash Kwak Lukashevsky is an illustrator and cultural worker born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and lives between Honolulu and Los Angeles. Ash sees art as a tool to strengthen social movements for our collective liberation—against imperialism, colonialism, and racial/environmental injustice. Ash has illustrated impactful children’s books to teach on lessons of racial justice, LGBTQIA+ liberation, and climate justice—including #1 New York Times bestselling children’s book Antiracist Baby. In their free time, they love swimming in the ocean, tending to the land, taking dance classes, crafting with their partner, and playing with their beloved rescue dog, Gus Gus.