Raised in the country in Northern Wisconsin near the shores of Lake Superior, Justin Rose writes novels steeped in emotional turmoil and fantasy adventure with themes of guilt, forgiveness, responsibility, innocence versus knowledge, and the weight of living as mortal beings. When he's not writing his own work, he also curates the Midwest Fantasy Sampler (an anthology series featuring and promoting Midwestern authors), rides mountain bikes on the gorgeous trails of Duluth, Minnesota, joins folk dances, bums about in coffee shops, and sells his books at comic cons, renn faires, book festivals, and craft fairs all across the Midwest.