Jane O'Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children's books, including theNew York Timesbest-sellingFancy Nancyseries.She lives in New York City. John O'Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared inHudson Review,Massachusetts Review,TriQuarterly,Country Journal,Harrowsmith, andGray's Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.