Laini Taylor is the "New York Times" bestselling author of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy: "Daughter of Smoke & Bone," "Days of Blood & Starlight, "and Dreams of Gods & Monsters, and the companion e-novella, Night of Cake & Puppets. She is also the author of the Dreamdark books "Blackbringer" and "Silksinger," and the National Book Award finalist "Lips Touch: Three Times." She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter, Clementine. Her website is lainitaylor.com.