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April Genevieve Tucholke is an American young adult author based in the Pacific Northwest. She is best known for the Gothic horror novel Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and its sequel Between the Spark and the Burn, as well as a dark young adult mystery novel Wink Poppy Midnight, all published by Penguin Books.

Her books have been published in fifteen languages and received eight starred reviews from trade review journals.

Tucholke grew up on a farm in the Midwest and has since lived in a variety of places, including Colorado, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Scotland. She currently lives in Bend, Oregon.

Tucholke was initially represented by Joanna Volpe of New Leaf Literary, who offered representation within 24 hours of receiving the manuscript for Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. The book sold to Penguin's imprint Dial, who purchased the book in a preemptive deal.