Stacy Schiff is an American writer known for her biographical works on major historical and literary figures. Born in Adams, Massachusetts in 1961, she has established herself as a prominent biographer with a wide range of subjects spanning centuries and continents. Schiff's biography of Véra Nabokov, the wife of novelist Vladimir Nabokov, won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 2000, bringing her significant recognition in the field. Beyond this acclaimed work, she has written extensively about influential historical figures including French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, American Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Adams, and ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. She has also written about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93 in colonial Massachusetts, examining the important figures and events surrounding this pivotal moment in American history.