NHBF Author: Miriam Chernick

Miriam Chernick is the author of The Zuzu Secret (2025), her debut novel for young readers. Previously she published A Kid's Guide to Washington, D.C., Revised and Updated. 

Miriam is a substitute teacher in her local public schools and a caregiver for her brother who was born with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two clever cats, and Zuki—a bearded dragon—who often sits on her shoulder as she writes. 

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 3-4, 2025.