Alison McGhee is a New York Times bestselling writers of books for all ages in all forms, including Telephone of the Tree, What I Leave Behind, Shadow Baby, and the international bestseller Someday. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Minneapolis but loves to travel and can often be found on the road. She teaches creative writing online and you can find her at alisonmcghee dot com and @ alisonmcgheewriter.