Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Raised in New York City, Barbara Hannah Grufferman graduated from St. John's University, and attended New York University's Graduate School of Social Anthropology. She started a magazine for teenage girls, served as the publisher of several well-known entertainment weekly magazines, and was the president of an international conference company, before she became an author. She is a founding board member of RXCompassion, a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting compassionate care in the medical field. An avid runner, knitter and fan of all things made with peanut butter, Barbara lives in Manhattan with her husband, two daughters, and a rescued dog.