Maddie Dawson is the bestselling author of ten novels, including Snap Out of It, The Magic of Found Objects, A Happy Catastrophe, Matchmaking for Beginners, The Survivor's Guide to Family Happiness, The Opposite of Maybe, The Stuff That Never Happened, Kissing Games of the World, and A Piece of Normal. She grew up in the South, born into a family of outrageous storytellers. Her various careers as a substitute English teacher, department store clerk, medical records typist, waitress, cat sitter, wedding invitation company receptionist, nanny, day care worker, electrocardiogram technician, and Taco Bell taco maker were made bearable by thinking up stories as she worked. Today Maddie lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with her husband. For more information visit maddiedawson.com.