Casey McQuiston

Casey McQuiston (born January 21, 1991, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American author of queer romantic comedies. They are the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue (2019), One Last Stop (2021), I Kissed Shara Wheeler (2022), and The Pairing (2024).

McQuiston holds a journalism degree from Louisiana State University and worked in magazine publishing before writing fiction full-time. Their work has been honored by the Stonewall Book Awards and Lambda Literary Awards and named to Time's 2022 Time100 Next list; Red, White & Royal Blue was adapted into a 2023 film.

McQuiston is non-binary, uses they/them pronouns, and lives in New York City.