SUSAN JUBY is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Getting the Girl, Another Kind of Cowboy and The Woefield Poultry Collective, as well as the bestselling Alice series (Alice, I Think; Miss Smithers; and Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last). Her most recent book for adults, Republic of Dirt, won the Leacock Medal for Humour. After dropping out of fashion college and getting a BA from the University of British Columbia, Susan went to work in the book industry and obtained a master's degree in publishing. She currently lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, James, and their dog, who prefers to remain anonymous.
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