Kari Wergeland, who hails from Davis, California, is a librarian and writer. She moved to Oregon at the age of 14 and eventually attended the University of Oregon, where she earned a BA in English. She holds an MLS in Librarianship from the University of Washington and an MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in poetry from Pacific University. Her long library career has taken her into libraries up and down the West Coast. She also served as the children’s book reviewer for The Seattle Times. More recently, she's returned to her hometown to work for the Los Rios Community College District. She lives part-time on the Oregon Coast.