Lensey Namioka

Lensey Namioka was born in China and moved to the United States when she was nine. Her husband is Japanese and she is interested in both Japan and China, so she has written books about both places. She attended Radcliffe College and the University of California, Berkeley, where she majored in mathematics. She decided she liked being a writer better than being a mathematician. She's been writing for 30 years, and her books have received several recognitions. Lensey lives in Seattle, Washington.