Amy Plum is an American-born French young-adult fiction writer, best known for her Die for Me series. She was born in 1967 and has garnered recognition as an international bestselling author. Plum's Die for Me series has not only been a pick on the Indie Next List but also a top pick by Romance Times and received a starred review from School Library Journal. The series has been translated into thirteen foreign languages and includes three novellas: Die for Her, Die Once More, and To Die for, alongside a compendium entitled Inside the World of Die for Me.

In addition to her popular series, Amy Plum has authored the duology AFTER THE END and UNTIL THE BEGINNING, which have both received starred reviews. Her works DREAMFALL and NEVERWAKE delve into the concept of a radical experiment aimed at curing chronic insomnia, which goes awry, leading its seven teenage test subjects into a shared coma filled with each other's nightmares. The stakes are high as those who die in the dream will also die in real life, adding an intense layer of suspense to the narrative.