Donalyn Miller is an award-winning Texas educator and free reading advocate. She is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles about independent reading, book and library access, and the development of positive reading communities. Her most recent books are The Joy of Reading (Heinemann, 2022), co-written with Dr. Teri Lesesne and The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library (Scholastic, 2022), co-written with Colby Sharp.

Donalyn is the co-founder of The Nerdy Book Club blog and the founder of the summer and holiday reading challenge, #bookaday. She currently works as a literacy coach, program advisor, workshop and conference presenter, and education writer. Donalyn currently volunteers for several advisory boards and literacy committees, including local, state, and national initiatives.

Donalyn and her husband, Don, are empty nesters who live in San Antonio. They live atop a dragons’ hoard of books and comics.