Veronica Roth

I am currently reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth and am so in love with the book, I couldn't help but be curious about the author. Roth has so far written three books, Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant. These books are very popular and the most recent booke came out October 2013. Roth was born in New York to a painter and three siblings.Her grandparents were concentration camp survivors and I think this may have inspired some aspects of her books.

Roth is only 22 years old and has already written three very popular books, and sold to film rights to make a movie. She began writing while going to college in Northwestern University. She admits to having neglected her homework to write her book, Divergent. Divergent became an instant bestseller when Harper Teen printed 200,000 copies. I think it is very important and helpful if a reader knows about the author, it helps establish a relationship with the author throughout the book, to understand how they write and their circumstances to better understand the piece.