Mark Stobbe has a doctorate degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and has taught sociology courses at the University of Saskatchewan, Keyano College, and Okanagan College. Stobbe is the author of previous non-fiction books, including Devine Rule in Saskatchewan: A Decade of Hope and Hardship (with Lesley Biggs), Lessons from Remand, and The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions. He enthusiastically read the Harry Potter series to his two sons when they were young, and often draws on the magical world created by J.K. Rowling as an entertaining way to illustrate the applicability of sociological theories. He lives in Regina with his wife Marilyn.
