A lil’ ‘bout me

REX OGLE is an award-winning author of more than a hundred books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs—most notably Free Lunch (winner of the ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction), Abuela Don’t Forget Me (ALA/YALSA award for Excellence in Non-Fiction finalist), Road Home (a Micheal Printz Honor and Stonewall Honor book), and middle grade graphic novels Four Eyes and Pizza Face.  

Under his pseudonym REY TERCIERO, he also re-imagines classics as modern and diverse graphic novels, including Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy, Northranger (nominated for both Harvey and GLAAD Media Awards), and Dan in Green Gables (coming in June 2025). 

Born and raised in Texas, Rex now lives in Los Angeles where he writes every day—when he’s not reading X-Men, gaming with friends, or chasing his dog, Toby, trying to score a hug.

a few weird/dumb/silly things about me

#1. I’m a leo. I don’t really follow astrology all that close, but it’s pretty accurate: Ambitious. (Yay!) Bossy. (My bad.) Confident. (Fake it ‘til you make it.) Determined. (Always.) Generous. (I try.) Honest. (100%.) Loyal. (800%.) Dramatic. (Not as much as I used to be.) Possessive. (No, I’m not.) (Hey! That’s MY donut!!) Self-centered. (No comment.) Natural Leader. (I did say I was bossy.) Arrogant. (Only because I’m always right.) Energetic and creative. (I think this one is obvious.)

#2. I’ve always wanted a dog. Toby is my first. Turns out I didn’t know I could love another creature this much. He’s so cool and aloof and independent and sweet (occasionally). He’s also a killer. He has killed rats, lizards, squirrels, birds, spiders, flies, a very cute gopher, and a monarch butterfly-which I reprimanded him for because they are endangered. Bad Toby.

#3. When I do school visits, the #1 question I get is, “How is your brother these days?” Honestly? He’s really awesome. We talk several times a week, usually when he drives to work. He’s a nurse practitioner and regularly saves lives. And I couldn’t be more proud. Also, he has two sons, and I spoil them rotten.

#4. Folks often ask about my favorite authors and books. That’s such a hard one to answer, but I can answer by identifying phases in literary tastes growing up: Dr. Seuss. Maurice Sendak. Hardy Boys. Chronicles of Narnia. Calvin & Hobbes. X-Men. Stephen King. X-Men. Anne Rice. X-Men. Chuck Palahniuk. X-Men. The Faust legend. X-Men…

#5. I’m so down for the color pink. Barbie pink to be specific. It makes me happy every time i see it. I think it’s because I was not supposed to like Barbie’s as a boy, but secretly, I loved them. They made me smile. Still do. But I am not allowed to buy them… but only because collecting toys is a slippery slope. Though admittedly, the chances are high that one day I will buy a Pink Barbie Jeep for my bookshelf.

#6. Okay, let’s not argue about this (cuz I know I’m right), but for the record: A HOTDOG IS A SANDWICH.

#7. What’s the highest (altitude) I’ve ever been? Not including being in planes? 11,709 feet while backpacking into the Kearsarge Pass in the Inyo National Forest in the Sierras. It was a truly spiritual experience.

#8. I’ve always been immature and childish. I like pranking people, I like board games, I like playing with toys. But in 2025, I developed a terrifying addiction… to Living Dead Dolls. Yes, I am a grown man with a growing doll collection. Checkout my instagram for pics.

#9. My favorite anime and cartoons (in no particular order): Read or Die, Dandadan, Ranma 1/2, Titan A.E., Neon Evangelion, Castlevania: Nocturne, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Avatar: the Last Airbender. Dungeons & Dragons (1983). Scavenger’s Reign. Common Side Effects. Aeon Flux.

#10. When it comes to music, I have pretty wide-ranging tastes. I like pop, country, rap, 80’s, and more…. but my favorite is alt rock. I listen to Sirius XM’s Alt Nation with Madison every day. Have you listened to Madison? She’s a riot.

#11. I’ve been skipping haircuts for the better part of a year. It’s such a racket when they charge someone $50 to get a buzzcut that takes 15 minutes at most. So instead I have been donating to charities. Then I get to buy one hat… but my hat collection has grown substantially. I love hats.

#12. A lot of people have a favorite number (mine is 13). But I have a favorite letter: X. Turns out I love lots of things with an “x'“ in the title. X-Men. Texas. Aeon Flux. Chex Mix. I love chex mix. Like, love love love LOVE chex mix. But not the store bought kind. It’s gotta be homemade. (*Same with rice krispie treats).

Current Watches & Reads Rex-ommendations

BOOKS: The Dungeon Crawler Carl series, by Matt Dinniman. It is Hunger Games meets Dungeons & Dragons meets MMPOG’s meets Ready Player One meets… fun AF. It’s really f***ing good.

TV: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (which is amazing), and MTV’s Teen Wolf (which is amazingly bad).

*more to come soon

Contact me & stuff

Who is my literary agent?
Brent Taylor at TriadaUS. (He’s rad.)

To arrange a speaking engagement:
Contact Christie Hinrichs | requests@authorsunbound.com
View My Speaker Profile | www.authorsoutloud.com/rex-ogle

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Link below. Just be ready for a lot of pictures of my dog and me talking about geeky movies and books I’m reading.

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