Bios

Author Kari Grady Grossman’s life has been anything but planned or ordinary. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1968, Kari grew up in Arcade, N.Y., pop. about 10,000. While studying television writing at Syracuse University, Kari wrote a screenplay about a murder in her hometown. Her manuscript so enthralled a professor that he took it to his agent who immediately signed Kari up for representation... more >>

Amanda Maly Prom, with her husband Andy Ben, established the China Garden Restaurant in Lander, Wyoming in 1993. With little money or business management experience, they worked 7 days a week for 2 years to pay off their debts while baby daughter, Alisa, slept in the fortune cookie box in the kitchen. Amanda credits the acceptance and neighborly warmth she found in this small Wyoming town with helping her believe in herself and her opportunity to grow... more >>

The illustration on the cover of Bones That Float is the inventive artwork of Deborah Koff-Chapin, artist, vocalist, author, teacher, independent publisher, and originator of the process of Touch Drawing. The picture is called Soul Card #12 and it was given to Kari by a friend during the long wait for the adoption of her son to finalize... more >>