Mingmei Yip is a musician, writer, poet, artist, and calligrapher who has written nine books. Her most recent novels include The Nine Fold Heaven, Secret of a Thousand Beauties, The Witches Market, and Memoirs of a Courtesan. Her second children’s book Grandma Panda’s China Storybook which she both wrote and illustrated, was published in 2013. Her other novels (all published by Kensington Books) are: Skeleton Women (Femmes Fatales, 2012), Song of the Silk Road (2011), Petals from the Sky (2010), and Peach Blossom Pavilion (2008). Mingmei’s novels have been translated into nine languages so far. www.mingmeiyip.com