About Jeff

Jeff Garvin is an American writer and musician. His award-winning debut novel, Symptoms of Being Human, is an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly. His sophomore book, The Lightness of Hands, is a Junior Library Guild selection, a Bank Street College Best Book of the year, and received a starred review from School Library Journal and praise from multiple New York Times bestselling authors.

Before becoming a writer, Jeff acted on TV and toured as the lead singer of a rock band. He has a BFA in Film from Chapman University. When he’s not writing, Jeff performs in an 80s cover band, plays Dungeons & Dragons, and spends time with his family and pets in Southern California.