JEANINE CUMMINS is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of American Dirt, which was an Oprah’s Book Club and Barnes & Noble Book Club selection, as well as a No. 1 Indie Next pick. The novel has been translated into 37 languages and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Her other works include A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath, The Outside Boy: A Novel, and The Crooked Branch: A Novel. Cummins lives in New York with her husband, their two daughters, and their dogs.