María Martínez is the successful Spanish author of You and Other Natural Disasters, The Fragility of a Heart in the Rain, and When There Are No More Stars Left to Count, among other works. She writes sensitive stories that address the complexity of emotions and issues like family and identity. When she is not busy writing, she spends her free time reading, listening to music or watching series and movies. Her favorite hobbies are getting lost in any bookstore and having fun with her daughters.