April Genevieve Tucholke is the bestselling author of many books across multiple genres. Her titles include: Lavender and Leo (2028), an untitled nonfiction book on scent (2027), Rebecca the White House Raccoon (2026), The Secret Life of Hidden Places, Merry and Hark: A Christmas Story, Beatrice Likes the Dark, The Boneless Mercies, Wink Poppy Midnight, and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. She was a finalist for the Southern Book Prize, and her acclaimed, award-winning books have been published in seventeen countries and have received ten starred reviews. April Genevieve has a BA in Creative Writing, and she has lived all over the world, from Savannah, Georgia to Edinburgh, Scotland. She currently resides in Bend, Oregon. She loves biking, yoga, and forests.