Angela Joy

Angela Joy is an author of picture books who was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, she built a career in music and acting in Los Angeles, working as a background vocalist and performing on and off screen, before turning to writing for children.

Her books include Black Is a Rainbow Color and Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (2022), illustrated in cut paper by Janelle Washington, which tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley's fight for justice after the murder of her son. Choosing Brave received a 2023 Caldecott Honor and a 2023 Sibert Honor and won the 2023 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent.

Her other picture books include A Hero Like Me and Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City that Grew Prince Rogers Nelson, about the early life of the musician Prince.