E. D. Tiernan grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where she spent her childhood climbing trees and reading books, often simultaneously. Since then, her travels have taken her to Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey, and Belgium, among other places. Despite this thorough global search, nowhere has better coffee than Melbourne, so she still lives there. In her spare time, she loves throwing costume parties, starting epic dance floors, and dresses with pockets. Tiernan lives with an incorrigible kitten and a to-read pile of books that constantly threatens to topple over and crush her. She is 5"4, or 5"7 if you include her hair.