Kim Ventrella is a children's librarian, and a lover of weird, whimsical stories of all kinds. She lives in Oklahoma City. Skeleton Tree was her debut novel.
Katie completed her MA at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London in 2012, and is now a performer with many talents. She has worked on stages across the United States and United Kingdom, performing in a wide range of mediums: musical comedy, opera, ballet and everything in between. Her latest stage performance credits include The Decision at the Stockwell Playhouse and Romeo and Juliet at the Union Theatre.