Belinda Brock earned a MS in Literacy and Language from University of Chicago and her background is in teaching and educational publishing. She authored the award-winning GG and Mamela, the first children’s book to address hospice care. Her essays have been featured on HuffPost and Kveller. She is a contributor to The Best Advice in Six Words (the same amount of advice her children tolerate) and has a picture book biography being released in 2022. Although she didn't become a librarian as she once considered, she is the sponsor and steward of the Little Free Library in her city. Find her on Twitter @grandbooking and at belindambrock.com