Brooks Hansen

Brooks Hansen (born March 29, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and illustrator best known for his 1995 book The Chess Garden. He was the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005. Since 2010, Hansen has lived and worked at the Cate School, where he teaches English and Humanities. He lives with his family in Carpinteria, California.

Hansen started his own imprint, Star Pine Books, in 2016.