JEANINE CUMMINS se otè ki gen liv American Dirt la ki pi vann nimewo 1 sou lis New York Times la. Liv sa a te yon seleksyon pou Oprah's Book Club ak Barnes & Noble Book Club, epitou li te chwa nimewo 1 pou Indie Next. Romàn nan te tradui nan 37 lang e li vann plis pase 4 milyon kopi atravè lemond. Lòt zèv li yo gen ladan A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath, The Outside Boy: A Novel, ak The Crooked Branch: A Novel. Cummins ap viv nan New York ak mari li, de pitit fi yo, ak chen yo.