Susanna Deiss, freelance writer and editor, worked for over ten years in public television. Her other experience includes editing for MIT Press, McGraw-Hill, Inc., and W. H. Freeman & Co. She also has published non-fiction articles in Boston Magazine and other venues. Deiss co-authored JUSTA - A Novel of Ancient Rome, and is the author of several children's books, including Renoir: The Magic of Childhood, Impressions of Monet, and Harmony the Happy Bear. Susanna Deiss lived for many years in Italy, and still spends time there, based in Panicale, Umbria.