B.B. Alston

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-04

B.B. Alston is a South Carolina-based American author of the Supernatural Investigations series, which began with the number-one New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers and continued with Amari and the Great Game and Amari and the Despicable Wonders. The trilogy won the Overall Winner award at the Barnes & Noble Children's & YA Book Awards, and his books have been published in more than 30 countries, with a film adaptation currently in development at Universal. Outside of writing, Alston has described his interests as eating sweets and exploring rural back roads. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing for Young People from Lesley University and previously worked in academic publishing before turning to fiction full-time.

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Books

• Amari and the Night Brothers (2021) · Amari and the Night Brothers Core Canon
• Amari and the Great Game (2022) · Amari and the Night Brothers Core Canon
• Amari and the Despicable Wonders (2024) · Amari and the Night Brothers Core Canon
• Amari and the Metalwork Menace (2026) · Amari and the Night Brothers Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 4 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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