Mallory M. O’Connor, Professor Emerita of Art History, Santa Fe College, holds degrees in art and art history from Ohio University and taught art history at the University of Florida and at Santa Fe College. She is the author of seven published novels— the American River Trilogy (Historical Fiction) and Epiphany’s Gift, Key to Eternity, and Xanadu’s Cavern (Paranormal/cli-fi)— (Archway Publishing) as well as two non-fiction books, Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast and Florida’s American Heritage River, both published by the University Press of Florida. Her most recent book is The Kitchen and the Studio: A Memoir of Food and Art (Atmosphere Press, 2023) co-authored by her husband, artist John A. O’Connor. She is currently working on a new book, A Trail in the Woods, the fifth book in her paranormal/cli-fi series.