Ellen M ShapiroBorn and raised in California and a graduate of UCLA's College of Fine Arts, Ellen M. Shapiro has headed a New York graphic communications firm for more than 20 years. She is the author of two books about the graphic design business, a suite of visua materials for teaching phonics, reading, writing and spelling, many short stories, and hundreds of magazine articles and online posts about visual culture around the world. The Secret Buttons is her first novel. She is the winner of prestigious design awards and has taught at leading design schools, including the "Designer as Author" MFA program at New York's School of Visual Arts. Read More Read Less