Kate LaackKate Laack is a high school English teacher, theater director, and author. She earned degrees in English and secondary education from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, where she got her start in publishing with the university newspaper. Her frelance work has appeared on Thought Catalog, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Comedy Show Show, and elsewhere. Kate lives in Pine Island, Minnesota, with her husband Josh, and their rescue dog Oakley in a home they built themselves. She is a classically trained pianist, has run four marathons, and is surprisingly good at fantasy football. While the Coin is in the Air is her second novel. Read More Read Less