Kate Banks was born and raised in Maine. She attended Wellesley College and received a master' s degree in history from Columbia University. After a stint in publishing, she moved to Europe where she' s spent the past 35 years, dividing her time between Italy and France with her husband, Pierluigi, and two sons. She has written many award-winning works for children- from picture books to YA novels. INTO THE ETHER is her first collection of poetry.