Melanie Benjamin is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, THE AVIATOR’S WIFE, as well as the national bestseller ALICE I HAVE BEEN, and THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB. THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE, a novel about Truman Capote and his high society “Swans,” will be out in January 2016. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons. She’s currently at work on her next historical novel.