JODI PICOULT is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 29 novels, with 40 million copies sold worldwide. Her last 13 books, including her most recent, Wish You Were Here, have debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Five of her novels have been made into movies. With her daughter Samantha van Leer, she has co-authored two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page; a musical adaptation of Between the Lines recently debuted Off-Broadway. Picoult is also the co-librettist for the musicals Breathe and The Book Thief. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband.