A.S. King (you can call her Amy) has recently returned from Ireland, where she spent a decade dividing herself between self-sufficiency, teaching adult literacy, and writing novels. She has also been a rare poultry breeder, photographer, master printer, contractor, life skills and juggling teacher, summer camp counselor, pizza delivery driver and, for a week or two, a complete loser who did nothing at all.

Her first published work was an article about patios and several poems that a lot of people didn't understand. Her short fiction for adults has been widely published and was nominated for Best New American Voices 2010. Her first YA novel, The Dust of 100 Dogs, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an Indie Next pick and a Cybil award finalist. Her next YA novel, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is a Junior Library Guild selection and is due from Knopf in October 2010, followed by Everybody Sees the Ants from Little, Brown in 2011.

Amy now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and children and is a huge fan of Kurt Vonnegut, corn on the cob, nice weather, and fleece socks.

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