MATTHEW DICKS is a writer and elementary school teacher. His articles have been published in the Hartford Courant, he has been a featured author at the Books on the Nightstand retreat, and he is a Moth StorySLAM champion. He is the author of three previous novels, Something Missing; Unexpectedly, Milo; and Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, an international bestseller. His novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Dicks lives in Newington, Connecticut, with his wife, Elysha, and their two children. You can sign up for email updates here.