Ruth Strother has been in the publishing industry for over thirty years. She was the first editor-in-chief of BowTie Press, owned by the publisher of Dog Fancy magazine, among others, and was instrumental in launching its book division. She's written twenty-five books for children, some under the name Ruth Berman.
Ruth was born in New York and spent her childhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She now lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, and dog.