Courtney Carbone studied English and creative writing in Baltimore before moving to New York City to become a full-time children's book editor.

When she isn't collaborating with the greatest authors of all time, Courtney can be found studying various forms of comedy and thinking of ways to finish her author bio with a clever pun....

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits.

In novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma she developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.