And The Ocean Was Our Sky

Born in Virginia and raised in both Hawaii and the state of Washington, Patrick Ness is the author of seven novels and a short-story collection. He has won the Carnegie Medal twice, The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award. In 2012 his bestselling novel A Monster Calls became the first ever to win both the Kate Greenaway and Carnegie Medals. His books are published in more than 20 languages. He lives in London.

Cassandra Campbell is an actress, director and teacher who has performed in New York at the Public Theater, the Mint Theater and the Clurman Theatre. She is an accomplished voiceover artist whose credits include numerous audiobooks, documentaries and commercials in both Italian and English.