Meryl Ain is an author, jour­nal­ist, pod­cast­er, and edu­ca­tor. Shad­ows We Car­ry is the sequel to her award-win­ning debut nov­el, The Take­away Men, pub­lished in 2020. Her arti­cles and essays have appeared in numer­ous pub­li­ca­tions. She is the host of the pod­cast, Peo­ple of the Book, and the founder of the Face­book group Jews Love To Read!