Austin turned 5 years old while working on his first novel, "Snowy and Carroty." He lives in Marietta, Georgia, with his parents and older brother. Austin's hobbies include soccer, baseball, Tae Kwon Do, LEGOs, and most recently, learning to play the guitar. Austin is looking forward to starting Kindergarten in the fall. Austin published "Snowy and Carroty" at the age of 5 years, 55 days. He beat the current world record holder for youngest published male author by 247 days.