SARAH McCOY is the New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author of the novels THE MAPMAKER'S CHILDREN; THE BAKER'S DAUGHTER, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee; THE TIME IT SNOWED IN PUERTO RICO (Random House), and "The Branch of Hazel: a novella" in GRAND CENTRAL (Penguin). Sarah's work has been featured in Real Simple, The Millions, Your Health Monthly, Huffington Post and other publications. She has taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She currently lives with her husband and their dog, Gilly, in El Paso, Texas. You can find out more about her books at her website or reach her on Twitter @SarahMMcCoy and Facebook.