Jude Berman grew up amid floor-to-ceiling shelves of books in many languages. In addition to a love of literature, her refugee parents instilled in her a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and social justice. Jude has a BA in art from Smith College and an EdD in cross-cultural communication from UMass Amherst. After a career in academic research, she built a freelance writing and editing business and ran two small independent presses. In her free time, she volunteers for progressive causes, paints with acrylic watercolors, gardens, meditates, and blogs at www.judeberman.org. Jude lives in Berkeley, California, where she continues to work with authors and write fiction.
“An imaginative tale alive with captivating ideas.” —Kirkus Reviews “Jude’s imagination is both epic and personal in this thriller about technology, the fate of the world, and what we as individuals can do about it.” —Jen Braaksma, author of Evangeline’s Heaven and Amaranth “The Die is a fast-paced, fascinating exploration of the dangers of apathy and how to tap into the hero in all of us.” —Meredith Walters, author of This Animal Body “It pulled me in immediately—and kept defying my expectations and pulling me in further.” —Sarah Towle, author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands