K. J. Reilly graduated from Boston University with a BA in psychology then headed to New York City to work in the marketing research departments of several of the largest advertising agencies in the world. She loves reading, writing, dogs, sailboats, cycling, children of all shapes and sizes, and growing her own food. She is the author of Words We Don't Say and Four for the Road.
"Praise for Sixteen Minutes: A Junior Library Guild Selection ""Reilly (Four for the Road) dives into the multiverse, adolescent love, and grief in this upbeat time-travel tale…The characters’ relationships feel lived-in, thanks in part to Reilly’s snappy, free-flowing dialogue…it all culminates in a gratifying gut-punch ending.""—Publishers Weekly “Three teens are drawn into a time-loop mystery, but only one person knows the whole truth of what’s at stake…and the intensity of those stakes ratchet up with every thrilling page. There are so many questions readers can ask with each surprising twist, before the truth is revealed…Fast-paced and packed with surprises.”—Kirkus Reviews ""Reading Sixteen Minutes is as breathlessly exhilarating as holding hands with someone you love and leaping into the cool water of a quarry on a small town Saturday night. This is a book where the only thing you want more than to keep turning pages to satisfy your intrigue is to read every finely wrought sentence three times to satisfy your heart."" —Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of In The Wild Light ""A thoughtful, otherworldly story about loss, hope, and the risks we take for the ones we love.""—Dustin Thao, New York Times bestselling author of You’ve Reached Sam"