Elizabeth Berg, born December 2, 1948, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is an American novelist who has authored over 30 books and is known for her compassionate, conversational, and insightful storytelling. Growing up, her father was in the Army; because of this, she traveled often and lived in many places. Due to this nomadic lifestyle, Berg has trouble citing a single place as her origin or hometown. At nine years old, Berg first dealt with the rejection of her work after a failed attempt at publication in American Girl magazine. She didn’t submit any other writing until adulthood when she found success with her craft.  

Many of Berg’s works have become bestsellers, she has won numerous writing awards, and three of her novels have been turned into movies for television. She frequently teaches the craft of writing and discusses her own writing process through interviews and articles. As her website biography details, Berg is a native of Minnesota and was a registered nurse for 10 years before becoming a writer. This is an experience she credits with teaching her “a lot about human nature, about hope and fear and love and loss and regret and triumph and especially about relationship” (“

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