Emma Noyes told her mother she wanted to be an author when she was six. She grew up in a Chicago suburb and attended Harvard University, where she studied history & literature. She...view moreEmma Noyes told her mother she wanted to be an author when she was six. She grew up in a Chicago suburb and attended Harvard University, where she studied history & literature. She started her career at a beer company but left because she wanted to write about mermaids and witches, eventually publishing her first YA fantasy series, The Sunken City. She now lives in Chicago with her Swedish boyfriend and accident-prone Pomeranian. Guy's Girl is her adult debut.view less