Edith Pattou is the author of several fantasy novels, including East, named one of the ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults. She graduated from the Francis W. Parker School, Scripps College (B.A., English), Claremont Graduate School (M.A., English), and UCLA (M.L.I.S.). She is married to Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University. They have one child, a daughter.
