Philana Marie Boles is the author of Little Divas, a chapter book for readers ages 11 and up, as well as the adult novels In the Paint and Blame It on Eve. She has worked for 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee's Brooklyn-based film company; for Glamour magazine (as a media relations assistant); and as a substitute teacher, which she often refers to as her "favorite gig of all."
When Philana isn't writing, she works as a media consultant and image strategist for hip-hop and R & B musicians. Glitz is her first young adult novel, with two more coming from Viking. She lives in New York City.