Leif Enger, an American author, garnered attention with his novel Peace Like a River, which was celebrated as one of Time magazine's top-five novels of the year in 2001 and featured on several other bestseller lists. His writing skillfully blends romanticism with the gritty realities, echoing the greatest cowboy stories of the Old West.

Raised in Osakis, Minnesota, Enger spent nearly two decades as a reporter and producer for Minnesota Public Radio. He resides on a farm in Minnesota with his wife and two sons. Enger's second novel, So Brave, Young, and Handsome, also earned a spot on bestseller lists upon its release in 2008.