Maile Meloy is a contributor to The New Yorker and an accomplished author of novels for adults. Meloy’s BOTH WAYS IS THE WAY I WANT IT was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of 2009. In a starred review, Booklist called Meloy’s A FAMILY DAUGHTER “riveting and engrossing.” THE APOTHECARY is Meloy’s children’s literature debut. Book site: www.theapothecarybook.com