EMILY FRANCE is the critically acclaimed young adult author of Zen and Gone (a Washington Post Best Book for Young Readers) and Signs of You (an Apple iTunes Best of the Month). She graduated from Brown University and also holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a JD. She has lived in nine different U.S. states and traveled to places in Russia, India, Europe, and Central America. She now lives in Colorado with her family. Her Zen practice is the taproot of her inspiration. Connect with her online at emilyfrancebooks.

com. NATALIE BECHER was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand and has moved all over the world. She graduated from Brown University and holds an MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. Today, after living on three different continents, she has returned to Bangkok where she lives with her husband and two children. Natalie was taught Buddhist traditions as a child and has deepened her practice in recent years.