Laney Katz Beck­er is an award-win­ning author, writer, and a for­mer lit­er­ary agent. Her books include the debut nov­el, Dear Stranger, Dear­est Friend, and the non­fic­tion anthol­o­gy, Three Times Chai, a col­lec­tion of rab­bis’ favorite sto­ries. She is a grad­u­ate of North­west­ern Uni­ver­si­ty, raised her two chil­dren in Westch­ester Coun­ty, New York, and cur­rent­ly lives on the east coast of Flori­da with her hus­band and their Havanese.