Is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, as well as starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than twenty-five countries. Her newest book, Far From the Tree, won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly magazine, and others. Benway grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, and is a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California, where she spends her time hanging out with her dog, Hudson.