An Edgar Award finalist, a Launchpad Prose Top 50 finalist, and a BookLife quarterfinalist twice.

She will discuss her new novel, Daisy, which explores women's roles and relationships in how we can redefine them. Daisy, a retelling of the iconic story of the Great Gatsby from Daisy Buchanan's perspective and in Daisy's voice.

She writes historical fiction, contemporary women’s fiction, young adult mysteries, and more, releasing her humorous works under the name Libby Malin. Her romantic comedy Fire Me was bought for film. Her novel Sloane Hall, a retelling of Jane Eyre, was one of only 14 books highlighted in the Huffington Post on the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth. She holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and sang with various opera companies before turning to write.