Karen Doornebos is a fiction author published with Penguin Random House and a contributor to The New York Times with a Tiny Love Story about her Ukrainian grandmother. Her new children's picture book THE PLUCKY UKRAINIAN SUNFLOWER received an "OUR VERDICT ¿ GET IT" award from Kirkus Reviews. 100% of the profits will be donated to Save Ukraine, a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to helping children affected by war. The book is illustrated by her 85 year old-artist mom Judie Anderson.One of Doornebos' novels, DEFINITELY NOT MR. DARCY, garnered a Starred Review from Publisher's Weekly and was also published in Germany and Poland. Both of her novels were inspired by living and working in London in her early 20s. Her books have been featured on the BBC's The One Show, in The Chicago Tribune, The New York Journal of Books, and more.She lives in Chicago with her Dutch husband and has two adult kids who live in cool cities to visit. She loves history, travel, and just like you: books!