Mahtab Narsimhan is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including Careful What You Wish For, Mission Mumbai, The Tiffin and The Third Eye, which won the Silver Birch Award. She was a Writer in Residence at the Toronto District School Board from 2015 to 2016. Born in Mumbai, India, Mahtab immigrated to Canada in 1997. She now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.