Scott E. Blu­men­thal is and the author of numer­ous books for Jew­ish chil­dren, includ­ing the acclaimed A Kid’s Men­sch Hand­book(Behrman House). The Kiss is his first book for adults. Scott, an award-win­ning edi­tor with an edu­ca­tion­al pub­lish­er, has lec­tured nation­al­ly at book, par­ent­ing, and edu­ca­tion con­fer­ences. Scott lives in North Car­oli­na with his wife and two children.