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100-Word Author Bio

Erik Jon Slangerup is the author of Molly and the Machine and Molly and the Mutants, books 1 and 2 of Far Flung Falls, a middle-grade adventure series. He has also written several picture books, including the award-winning Dirt Boy. Erik descends from a long line of Viking explorers, who inspired him to write tales of adventure with creatures of mythical proportion. Prior to children’s books, he enjoyed a career as a creative thinker and writer in the worlds of advertising and tech. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Erik is the father of six, which has been his greatest adventure yet.


50-Word Author Bio

Erik Jon Slangerup is the author of Molly and the Machine and Molly and the Mutants, books 1 and 2 of Far Flung Falls, a middle-grade adventure series. He has also written several picture books, including the award-winning Dirt Boy. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Erik is the father of six.

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Photos:Jaime Santillán. Cover illustrations: Oriol Vidal.