Royden Lepp

Royden Lepp is an award-winning author and illustrator. His breakout series,
RUST, has been celebrated as “one of the best all-ages stories to be crafted
in the past decade.” RUST earned multiple honors from the Association of
Young Librarians and was optioned for film by 20th Century Fox and Netflix.
Lepp’s middle-grade comedy series, JURASSIC JEFF, published by Random
House, has also garnered critical acclaim from Publisher’s weekly and Kirkus
reviews, recognized as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and a
Texas Library Association’s ‘Little Maverick’s list’ for 2023 and 2024.
Lepp’s anticipated forthcoming book, The Cedars, also from Random House,
hits shelves in 2026.