Karl W BeckstrandCollege media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling author of 27 titles (65 e-books) with reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Raised in San Jose, California, he has a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in conflict reslution, and a broadcast & film certificate. His western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. Beckstrand's mysteries, nonfiction, STEM, and Spanish/bilingual books feature diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. Read More Read Less