Author

Candace Buford

4 books, mostly general, for Scholastic Audio Books and Disney Hyperion, 2026–2027

Candace Buford is a contemporary author whose fiction centers strong, complex characters of color and explores racism, identity, injustice, and belonging. She is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels Kneel and Good as Gold, and has also coauthored middle-grade biographies about Black women in history. Her work includes contemporary YA fiction, middle-grade fiction, and children's nonfiction.