Mary Kathleen Mehuron is a career educator who made a splash with her first book, Fading Past, an autobiographical novel whose protagonist, like Mary Kathleen, grew up Irish-Catholic in New Jersey. Her second novel,The Opposite of Never, was selected for Breakout Novels of 2018, IndiePicks; 16 of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018, Brit & Co; Six Books About Family to Cherish This Spring, Buzzfeed; Ten Heartwarming Tales About Family, Culturalist; 12 Inspiring Me-Time Reads Perfect for Mother's Day, Working Mother; and others. Mary Kathleen lives in the ski town in Vermont where she and her husband raised their three sons, where she is a weekly columnist for the local newspaper, The Valley Reporter, and writes curriculum for private students. She takes extended time to work on her novels on Grand Turk Island and in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. She lives in Waitsfield, VT.