Maryann Pisano is an author and journalist, publishing her first novel at the age of 15. She is a freelance reporter for several publications. Pisano is the founder of an online lifestyle magazine entitled Emme Magazine. She has interviewed a wide range of fascinating people from Olympic gold medalists, reality stars, authors, directors, and actors. For the future, she hopes to pen more books about her grandparents and the Italian-American experience. Pisano graduated from Dominican University in 2010 with a degree in journalism and a minor in English.