New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing earned her MFA at the New School, where she has worked with Jill Santopolo (Penguin), Sarah Weeks, Tor Seidler, and David Levithan (Scholastic). The Jewel started off as a thesis project, but became her debut novel and the first of three books in the trilogy (The Jewel, The White Rose, The Black Key). The White Rose was a New York Times bestseller. Amy lives in New York City. Follow her on twitter @authoramyewing.
