Joan Bunning grew up in Washington, DC, and attended Cornell University, graduating with a degree in social psychology. She has worked as a writer, editor, bookstore manager, and computer programmer. In 1995, she created the learntarot.com website to share her tutorials on working with the tarot for personal understanding, helping thousands of people worldwide discover the personal value of the tarot. Since that time, she has written five books on the tarot, including The Big Book of Tarot. Joan lives in Virginia with her husband.