Jennifer S. Holland is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Unlikely Friendships, Unlikely Loves, and Unlikely Heroes. She has written for, among others, National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, NPR, and The Washington Post, specializing in science and natural history. She lives with her husband, three dogs, and dozens of snakes and geckos, and divides her time between Silver Spring, Maryland, and a cabin in the woods near Charlottesville, Virginia.