Kristen Lippert-Martin earned her MFA from Columbia University.

Tabula Rasa, her debut novel, was released in September, 2014. It was an Independent Booksellers Association IndieNext pick for Fall 2014 and is a finalist for the International Thriller Writers 2015 Thriller Awards for best young adult novel.

Originally from Upstate New York, she now lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and four children.