Philip E. Barrington is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning author whose debut novel was born from one of the most extraordinary acts of perseverance in modern publishing. After being crushed between two cars like an accordion, Barrington survived with a Philadelphia collar around his neck, two steel wrist splints — one on each wrist — a cast on his right leg from knee to toe, and was confined to a motorized scooter for mobility. Without the use of his hands, he began dictating his manuscript directly to his computer. He did not stop writing.

That manuscript — his personal diary, channeled through the fictional life of protagonist Grant Davis — became Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis. A single debut novel that hit #1 thirty consecutive times over five years, won the 2022 Stellar Book Award, and has been translated into 40+ languages worldwide.