Josephine Angelini is a Massachusetts native and the youngest of eight siblings. A loud and proud fantasy geek, Josie graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in theater, with a focus on the classic. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three shelter cats. Her novel Starcrossed is book 1 of a trilogy. It has been published in over twenty countries, is an international bestseller, and was the number one YA debut of 2011 in the UK. Dreamless, Book 2 of the trilogy, was published in May.