Erica Bauermeister is the NYT bestselling author of 5 novels, including No Two Persons, The Scent Keeper, and The School of Essential Ingredients, as well as her memoir House Lessons: Renovating a Life. Her books have been a Reese’s Book Club Pick, a Washington State Book Award Finalist, and Indie Next Picks, and have been translated into over 25 languages. Before becoming a full-time writer, she earned a PhD in literature and was a teacher and the co-author of two readers’ guides — 500 Great Books by Women and Let’s Hear it for the Girls. She has lived on both coasts of the United States as well as Italy, and currently lives in Port Townsend, WA.