Dr. Lisa Klein is an American author known for her Shakesperean works including Ophelia and Lady Macbeth's Daughter. She was an assistant professor of English at The Ohio State University for eight years but left when she was denied tenure. She turned to writing afterwards, publishing such books as Two Girls of Gettysburg and Cate of the Lost Colony, based on the tale of the Roanoke Colony. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two sons Dave Klein and Adam Reed.