Jil­lian Can­tor has a BA in Eng­lish from Penn State Uni­ver­si­ty and an MFA from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ari­zona. She is the author of award-win­ning nov­els for teens and adults, includ­ing, most recent­ly, the crit­i­cal­ly acclaimed The Lost Let­ter, The Hours Count, and Mar­got. Born and raised in a sub­urb of Philadel­phia, Can­tor cur­rent­ly lives in Ari­zona with her hus­band and two sons.