Emily Thiede

Emily Thiede is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her The Last Finestra series.

Early life Thiede moved to Virginia as a high schooler when her father took a job at the University of Virginia.

As a child, she read fantasy and sci-fi anthologies from her father's collection. The first book she remembers reading is Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey.

She studied at the University of Virginia, and has two daughters. It also received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.

Thiede says she's always enjoyed the contrast between X Men's Rogue and Wolverine, and cites that as one of her inspirations for the second novel in the series, This Cursed Light.