Ann Patchett was born on December 2, 1963. She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002 for her novel Bel Canto. Her other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician's Assistant, and State of Wonder. She has also written several nonfiction works including Truth and Beauty: A Friendship, The Getaway Car, The Bookshop Strikes Back, and This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage.Kristina Riggle is the author of Real Life & Liars, a "Great Lakes, Great Reads" selection by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association; The Life You've Imagined was honored as an IndieNext "Notable" book; Things We Didn't Say was named a Midwest Connections pick… of the Midwest Booksellers Association; The Whole Golden World; and Keekpsake. Kristina has published short stories in various literary publications and she works as co-editor for fiction at Literary Mama.