Leah Weiss is a bestselling author born in eastern North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. At age 70, she published her debut novel, IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE in August, 2017; it has sold over 200,000 copies. ALL THE LITTLE HOPES was released in July 2021. It is a southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of WWII. Leah is working on her third novel. She writes full time, enjoys meeting with book clubs, and speaking about writing and publishing later in life, after retirement.