Meg Waite Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author, who has written eight novels that have been published in 23 languages. She grew up in suburban Chicago and went to Glenbrook North High School. Clayton loves to travel and sets her novels in places she finds fascinating.
Some of her notable works include "The Postmistress of Paris," which is an international bestseller and a Good Morning America Buzz pick. The San Francisco Chronicle describes it as "gripping … an evocative love story layered with heroism and intrigue — the film ‘Casablanca’ if Rick had an artsy bent … powerful.” Her novel "The Last Train to London" is a national and international bestseller, and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Clayton's screenplay for the novel was chosen for the prestigious Meryl Streep- and Nicole Kidman-sponsored The Writers Lab.
Other works by Clayton include "Beautiful Exiles," which was the #1 Amazon fiction bestseller, and "The Race for Paris," which won the Langum Prize. "The Wednesday Sisters" was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. "The Language of Light" was a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Clayton has also written over 100 shorter pieces for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio. She mentors for the OpEd Project and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar.