Lindsey J. Palmer is a writer, editor, and educator. She worked in the magazine industry for seven years, most recently as Features Editor at Self, and previously at Redbook and Glamour. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she earned a Master of Arts in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and taught A.P. Literature and Creative Writing at a Manhattan public school for three years. Nowadays she's a scriptwriter at BrainPOP, an animated educational site for kids, which means she spends her days researching topics as diverse as Nuclear Fusion, Emily Dickinson, and the Tuskegee Airmen, and then translating what she's learned into an engaging, narrative format. Lindsey lives in Brooklyn with her husband. Visit her at lindseyjpalmer.com and www.facebook.com/lindseyjpalmerauthor.