Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which dealt with the controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. Junk soon became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. He lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, with his partner Anita.
Charlie Sanderson is a British actor and voice artist, who has done extensive work on Broadway, in the West End and touring around the globe. To date she has narrated more than 250 audiobooks, including titles by bestsellers such as Jacqueline Wilson and Philippa Gregory, as well as voicing numerous corporate and commercial campaigns.