Josh Tuininga is an author, artist, and design­er liv­ing in North Bend, WA. After study­ing fine art at the School of the Art Insti­tute of Chica­go, he found­ed an art and design agency, where he con­tin­ues to work as its cre­ative direc­tor. We Are Not Strangers, which has been award­ed a 4Culture Her­itage Grant, is his first graph­ic novel.