Amanda Foody is the New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestselling author of the Wilderlore series, All of Us Villains and A Fate So Cold (with C.L. Herman), and more. Her work has appeared in publications including Buzzfeed, Popsugar, Culturess, and Amazon selected All of Us Villains as the Best Young Adult Book of 2021. She lives in Philadelphia with her partner and their two cats, Jelly Bean and Sesame. When not writing, she unironically loves to cook.

The fifth book in the Wilderlore series, The Traitor’s Gambit, is available now. A Destiny So Cruel will releases on November 10, 2026.