Luke Cunningham has always had a passion for history. In fact, even before working as a late-night writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he earned a history degree from Brown University, where he developed a passion for the Renaissance.
After working on the late-night show for three years — Cunningham earned an Emmy nomination for writing on the late-night series — Cunningham hoped to explore his passion for history when writing his first novel and inspire young readers.
In his debut novel, LEO, Inventor Extraordinaire(Zonderkidz), out Tuesday, Cunningham takes readers on a mystery adventure to the Academy of Florence, a school for incredibly gifted orphans.
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