Cynthia Bond

Cynthia Bond (born 1961) is an American author and actress. Her debut novel ''Ruby'' spent six consecutive weeks on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller list, and was chosen as a selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. She was born in Hempstead, Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. Bond won a journalism scholarship to Northwestern University she then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Bond was a PEN Rosenthal Fellow for Emerging Writers. Bond is also on staff at the Paradigm Malibu Adolescent Treatment Center. Provided by Wikipedia