Truus Matti

As a child, Truus Matti thought that everybody wanted to become a writer just like her. It made her wonder who would read all of the books that were written. Being a practical person, she became an editor instead of a writer.

Later on, she decided to go to art school, where she drew and made movies. But then words began to find their way into her visual work until there were only words left. Thus it was that Truus decided it was time to write.

Mister Orange is Truus’s second novel. Her first, Departure Time, was a 2011 Batchelder Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book.