Mike Mullin is a graduate of Indiana University and a successfully published young adult author. His most notable work thus far has been the Ashfall series. Ashfall, the first novel in the series, was named one of the top five young adult novels of 2011 by National Public Radio, a Best Teen Book of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews, and a New Voices selection by the American Booksellers Association. While a writer since a very young age, Mullin has also engaged in ample business and marketing endeavors, especially with regard to his mother's business, Kids Ink Children's Bookstore. Mullin resides with his wife in Indianapolis.