Amy Hollingsworth is the author of The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers and Gifts of Passage, two best-selling books. Amy worked as a television writer for CBN for eight years before she started writing novels. She was named one of USA Today's Top 100 People in 2010 for her influence on pop culture, and she was featured in Mister Rogers & Me, a documentary directed by MTV's Benjamin Wagner. WGN's Morning News, PBS's A Word on Words, and Fox's Morning News are among her televised appearances. Amy resides in Virginia with her husband and children, and is a former psychology professor.