THRITY UMRIGAR is the bestselling author of a memoir and five novels, including The Space Between Us, The Weight of Heaven, and The World We Found. Her books have been published in over 15 countries. She is the recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and the Cleveland Arts Prize, and she is a professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. Her latest novel, The Story Hour, will be published by HarperCollins in 2014.
