Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Simmons College. She is the New York Times bestselling author of This Monstrous Thing, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, and Loki: Where Mischief Lies, the first of a series for Marvel Press. She is also the author of Bygone Badass Broads, a collection of short biographies of amazing women from history you probably don't know about but definitely should, and The History of the World in Fifty Dogs. When not writing, she works as an independent bookseller, drinks too much Diet Coke, and romps with her St. Bernard, Queenie. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.