Laurie BattleLaurie Battle was born and raised in John Muir's backyard in the San Francisco Bay Area. She spent twenty-five years as the Director of Licensing for Tolkien Enterprises in Berkeley, where she oversaw the merchandise and stage licensing for J.R.R. Tokien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. A lifelong environmental and anti-war activist, she now lives in Virginia. Read More Read Less