Amy Alessio is an award winning librarian and an author. She has presented at RT, ALA, RWA, PLA and more on teen trends as well as adult reader services.

Her young adult mystery The High Ground will be published by 4RV Press and she has adult mystery stories with recipes published for Kindle. Her reference titles include the co-authored A Year of Programs for Teens 2 (ALA Editions, 2011) and Mind Bending Mysteries for Teens (ALA Editions, 2012).

She is a regular contributor to Booklist, Teenreads.com and Crimespree Magazine. She is a teen librarian at the Schaumburg Twp. Library. She also conducts over 40 Vintage Cooking and Crafting presentations annually based on her blog. http://www.amyalessio.com