Steve Korté author page

Steve Korté biography

He previously worked as an editor at DC Comics, where his projects included 75 Years of DC Comics, which won the 2011 Eisner Award; Wonder Woman: The Complete History, which won the 2001 Eisner Award; and Jack Cole and Plastic Man, which won the 2002 Harvey Award.

His books for young readers include Who Was Stephen Sondheim?, What Do We Know About the Ghost Ship Mary Celeste?, What Do We Know About Spontaneous Human Combustion?, Who Is Tony Hawk?, What Is the Story of Smokey Bear?, What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster?, What Do We Know About Bigfoot? and What Is the Story of Willy Wonka?. His work is part of the What Is the Story Of?, What Do We Know About?, What Was? and Who Was? series.

What Was the Children’s Blizzard of 1888?, written by Steve Korté and Who HQ and illustrated by Dede Putra, is a children’s nonfiction middle-grade title for ages 8–12 and grades 3–7. The paperback, library-binding, ebook and audiobook editions were published on 7 November 2023.