Beth Deitchman

Beth Deitchman wrote her first book, Behind Every Great Man There's a Great Cat, when she was in third grade. After that she took some time off from writing to pursue other interests. While her plans to be a ballerina / manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates fell through, she did have short careers in both ballet and modern dance. She's also been a lecturer in English at UC Davis and an actor.

These days Beth teaches Pilates in Northern California where she lives with her husband, Dave, and dog, Ralphie. And she's back to writing, having realized that nothing else is quite so satisfying.