Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani is a New York Times bestselling author, playwright, television writer/producer, film director/screenwriter/producer, and entrepreneur.
She was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, in 1969.
She graduated from Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame in 1991.
Her first novel, Big Stone Gap, was published in 2000.
She has since published 18 novels, including the Big Stone Gap series, the Valentine trilogy, and Lucia, Lucia.
Her books have been translated into 38 languages and have sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
She has also written a number of plays, screenplays, and television shows.
She is the founder of the Big Stone Gap Literary Festival and the Adriana Trigiani Writer's Studio.
She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.