Michelle Jabès Corpora
Michelle Jabès Corpora is a New York Times and National bestselling author, editor, community organizer, and martial artist. She is known for her young adult fantasy series, "Throne of Khetara," inspired by Ancient Egypt, with the first book, "His Face Is the Sun," receiving numerous accolades. Corpora also writes the "Holly Horror" series for young adults and has authored middle-grade novels. She began her writing career ghostwriting five novels in a middle-grade mystery series and has worked in children's publishing for over nineteen years as an editor and concept developer. Her work has been published in more than twenty languages and optioned for film and TV. Corpora holds a BA in English and Theater from UMBC and an MA in Children's Literature from Hollins University. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and a dog named Charlie.
Awards
['New York Times Bestseller', 'National Indie Bestseller', '2026 YALSA Best Fiction for Teens Top Ten Title', 'Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection', "Kids' Indie Next List Pick", 'Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Nominee', 'Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated YA Book of 2025', 'Barnes & Noble Best Young Adult of 2025 (So Far)', '#1 Amazon Bestseller in Multigenerational YA Fiction', "King's County Library Best Book of 2025", 'The Honey Pop Top 5 Fantasy & Romantasy Novels of 2025', 'The Honey Pop Most Anticipated Book of 2026', 'BookBub Best New Young Adult', 'Waterstones Book of the Month', 'Waterstones Best Teenage & Young Adult Book of 2025', "Longlisted for the Peters Children's Book of the Year 2026", 'The Bookseller Top Ten Title Not to Miss in May', 'Kobo Best of the Month']
Notable Works
['His Face Is the Sun (Throne of Khetara, #1)', 'She Knows All the Names (Throne of Khetara, #2)', 'Holly Horror series', 'The Dust Bowl', 'The Fog of War: Martha Gellhorn at the D-Day Landings']
