McDaniel, Tiffany: - Tiffany McDaniel is the internationally bestselling author of Betty, The Summer That Melted Everything, On the Savage Side, A Sky Full of Dragons, and The Mummy Snatcher Curse. Drawing from her Cherokee heritage, she is a poet, a novelist, and a visual artist. She is the winner of over a dozen literary prizes, including The Guardian's Not the Booker, the Ohioana Reader's Choice Award, Friends of American Writers Chicago, the Society of Midland Authors, and the FNAC. She lives with cats and a dog surrounded by the trees and wildlife that she loves. When not writing, she may be found in the garden or walking in the woods. Tiffany was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in July 2021.