About Leah Eskin Books
Leah Eskin writes about food and other pressing matters. For nearly 20 years her award-winning column "Home on the Range" ran in the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers. Eskin writes the dessert column for Midwest Living magazine and is the owner of Crumble Handmade Pastry. She lives in Chicago with her husband and their chocolate Lab, Milo. You can reach her at leaheskin.com.Jeska Verstegen is the author of I'll Keep You Close and an illustrator of more than 150 books, including Bear Is Never Alone, which was named a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book and a Bank Street College Best Children's Book. In 2024 she received the highest possible golden award in the Netherlands for her illustrations in the book The Rope and the Truth. Jeska lives and works in Amsterdam. You can follow her on Instagram: @jeska_verstegen.
