Jimmy Badavino was born in Troy, N.Y. He attended college in Vermont, and is married with three children. Making Soda Bread is his first screenplay. His first novel, The Fall of South Bridge, was released in 2009, and a Fifth Anniversary Edition of the book was released in December 2014. Badavino is currently working on a second novel and multiple screenplays. He and his wife have also released many children's books from their studio in upstate New York.