Lisa Moore Ramee wrote her first book in second grade. It took some time before she got around to writing her second one. A Good Kind of Trouble was her debut novel, published in Spring 2019. Her next book, Something to Say, came out July 2020. Outside Lisa’s childhood bedroom was a hallway lined with bookcases. It was like having a magical portal to thousands of other worlds right outside her door. She read everything. Fantasy, contemporary, adventure, mystery, classics, romance.

Skip ahead many years later and while getting her MA in English Literature, Lisa discovered her words didn’t need to stay hidden any longer. And could even be a source of joy. She started writing short pieces but finally settled on a book about a young girl struggling to figure out how race impacted her life. As a black girl going to predominantly white schools, Lisa had similar questions growing up, and although A Good Kind of Trouble isn’t autobiographical, it does capture some of the confusion and questions Lisa had about friendship and romance and race at that time.

Originally hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Lisa now lives in Northern California with her husband, two children, two cats, and more yard than she can control. You can find her at lisamooreramee.com.