Cornelia Funke

One of Germany's best-loved children's authors, Cornelia Funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the New York Times bestseller Dragon Rider. She has won the Book Sense Children's Literature Award twice and the Roswitha Prize, and was voted into Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in 2005. Her Inkheart trilogy was adapted into a major Hollywood movie. Cornelia resides in sunny Los Angeles.