Ali Benjamin grew up outside New York City, in a rickety old house that neighbors thought was haunted.  As a child she spent countless hours catching bugs and frogs; The Thing About Jellyfish emerged from her fascination with the natural world.  She is the cowriter of HIV-positive teen Paige Rawl’s coming-of-age memoir Positive, as well as Tim Howard’s New York Times bestseller The Keeper.  She is a member of New England Science Writers.  She lives in rural Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, and Australian shepherd named Mollie. More about this author >