Hi! I’m Kate Tuthill. Libraries and books have always been a part of my life as witnessed by the picture of me reading The Kitten’s Surprise in my rocking chair at age two! I grew up to be one of those kids who read under the covers with a flashlight, gobbling up books such as the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series by Maud Hart Lovelace, Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, and Nancy Drew mysteries, as well as classic authors such as Louisa May Alcott and Jack London.

I still stay up late reading at night ... my mother just isn't around to holler at me about it! These days I read and am working on writing teen novels.

My favorite authors? Chris Crutcher, Annette Curtis Klause, Kathleen Jeffries Johnson, Sarah Dessen, Katherine Paterson, Nancy Werlin, Will Weaver, John Marsden, Alice Hoffman, Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Farmer and many, many more!

I love to talk books. If you see me sitting at the desk, come tell me about your favorite authors and books!

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island..."