Amy Hollingsworth is the author of the best-selling The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers and Gifts of Passage. Before writing books, Amy wrote for various magazines and was a television writer for eight years for CBN. In 2010, she was named one of USA Today s Top 100 People for her influence on pop culture and was featured in the documentary by MTV s Benjamin Wagner titled Mister Rogers & Me. Her television appearances include WGN s Morning News, PBS s A Word on Words, and Fox s Morning News. A former psychology professor, Amy lives in Virginia with her husband and children.