GARTH STEIN a studiat arta cinematografica la Columbia University School of the Arts si a lucrat ca producator si regizor de filme documentare, cu care a castigat numeroase premii. A mai publicat romanele Raven Stole the Moon (1998), How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (2005), care a primit The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, si A Sudden Light (2014). In prezent, autorul locuieste in Seattle, Washington, SUA.