About Lindsay

I grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and if I didn’t have my face in the water, I most likely had my nose in a book. I read and re-read books, and when it seemed like I’d devoured everything in the YA section of our local library, I remember telling my mom that more people needed to write books for kids my age. Maybe that’s where all this started.

I spent four lovely years at Stanford (more water, more books – Nerd Nation!), traveled around for a bit feeling very confused about my purpose in life, and then started coaching water polo and teaching high school English and creative writing. Somewhere in there I received my MFA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco, trained for an Ironman, fell in love and got married, and traveled to some very cool places.

Now I mostly make mac&cheese and do lots of laundry (ah, kids) and spend a lot of time in yoga pants, staring out the window (ah, the life of a writer). I still devour books. I am excited by all the amazing books that have been published since I was a kid, and I am delighted to be a part of that conversation. I am always inspired by teenagers – by their creativity and their quirkiness, and more than anything, by their unapologetic, energetic search for who they are. Remaining in this demographic in my career as a writer and a teacher keeps me humble and happy.