Cannon, Robin: - Robin Cannon obtained both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Fordham University in New York City before embarking on a teaching career. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and is an avid reader of Russian history as well as an antiques junkie. She wrote Tilly Fig, Rye Hill, and Fireflies at Nightfall, a trilogy that went on display at the 2017 Book Expo in New York City, as well as The Vanity of Robbers and Pignoli and the Chocolate Thief. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Bob, where she enjoys walking on the beach and tending to her gardens.