Katherine Blake is a pseudonym for Karen Ball, an author who has written over twenty-five children's books and was a Bookseller Rising Star thanks to her publishing consultancy,
Speckled Pen. She regularly appears on podcasts, including The Bestseller Experiment and SJ Bennett's PrePublished. She lives in London and runs a biweekly newsletter filled
with fun news, book reviews, and regular updates about her miniature schnauzer.