Janine Macbeth’s dream to create children’s books first took root in second grade. Since then, they have contributed to over a dozen picture books while at publishing companies, and as an independent publisher and freelance artist. Blood Orange Press is the alchemy of Janine’s passion for books, art, and racial justice. Janine identifies as a cis-gendered woman of color of Asian and Black heritage. They were born and raised in Oakland, California, where they're now raising their kids. Janine tries to use universal they/them pronouns to de-centralize he/she binaries that push diverse genders to the margins of society. (To learn more, check out Maya Christina Gonzalez's 5-part series on gender inclusion: http://www.mayagonzalez.com/blog/)