About the Author

Lori Cates Hand

Lori Cates Hand has been editing books for more than 30 years and manages US English-language adaptations of fiction and four-color nonfiction for a London-based division of a Big-5 publisher. She earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Evansville. In addition to several ghost-writing projects, she has been published in the Gal’s Guide 2025 Anthology, the Polk Street Review, and various blogs. Lori volunteers extensively in her community, including as vice chair of a city political committee and board member for the Gal’s Guide to the Galaxy women’s history library. Her hobbies include gardening, fostering guinea pigs, traveling in Europe, winning at competitive trivia, going to retro Brit-pop concerts, wrangling memes, and getting AquaFit. She and her husband, Jason, have a daughter, Catherine, and a foster son, Jonah, both currently in college.