Frances O'Roark Dowell is best known as the author of such novels for children as Dovey Coe and The Secret Language of Girls. More recently, she has been publishing fiction for quilters, including last year's novel, Birds in the Air. Frances is also a long-time podcaster--her podcast The Off-Kilter Quilt has been on the air for seven years now. Learn more about Frances at http://offkilterquilt.com/