Amber Smith

Amber Smith is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the young adult novels The Way I Used to Be, The Way I Am Now, The Last to Let Go, and Something Like Gravity. Along with her middle-grade debut, Code Name: Serendipity, she also contributed to the award-winning YA anthology, Our Stories, Our Voices. As an advocate for increased awareness of mental health, gendered violence, and LGBTQIA+ equality, she writes in the hope that her books can help foster change and spark dialogue. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her wife and their ever-growing family of rescued dogs and cats.