Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth grew up in Barrington, Illinois, as the youngest of three children. Beginning in high school, she studied the Bible closely, and has considered herself a Christian ever since. Roth studied creative writing at Northwestern University. During her time as an undergraduate, she begin working on the novel that would become Divergent. When she published the book in 2011, it was a surprise success, selling many hundreds of thousands of copies. Roth has written two sequels to Divergent: Insurgent and Allegiant. She’s been married to her husband, Nelson Fitch, since 2011.