Zachary Sergi author page

Zachary Sergi biography

Zachary Sergi is an author of print novels and interactive novels for young adult readers. His print novels include Major Detours and Love and Video Games, and his interactive novels include the Heroes Rise and Versus series. He was raised in Manhattan and studied creative writing at Regis High School and the University of Pennsylvania. He also writes for television.

Major Detours: A Choices Novel was published by Running Press Kids on 7 September 2021 in hardcover, with 320 pages. The book is an interactive young adult story about four friends on a road trip, a tarot deck, a scavenger hunt and reader choices that shape the ending.

So You Wanna Be A Pop Star?: A Choices Novel followed as another interactive young adult title by Sergi. It uses a choose-your-own-adventure structure centred on music, friendship, performance and the pop group Jeweltones.

Love and Video Games was published by Running Press Kids on 16 September 2025 in hardcover, with 288 pages. The novel follows Keegan Thomas, an eighteen-year-old mythology fan and online gamer, as he competes in a New York City tournament connected to the game Pantheonic.