Stephanie Perkins is an American author born in South Carolina in 1981. She is known for her young adult fiction, particularly her romance novels that have gained significant readership and critical recognition. Perkins' notable works include Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After, the latter of which became a New York Times bestseller. Her work There's Someone Inside Your House was adapted into a film by Netflix, bringing her writing to a wider audience beyond her established book readership.