April Genevieve Tucholke is the bestselling author of many books across multiple genres. Her titles include: Rebecca the White House Raccoon (Algonquin, 2025) The Secret Life of Hidden Places, Merry and Hark: A Christmas Story, Beatrice Likes the Dark, and The Boneless Mercies. 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 Portland, Oregon to Edinburgh, Scotland. She currently resides in Bend, Oregon. She loves biking, yoga, and forests.