Lisa Corra is a journalism post-graduate who writes about the newspaper business in her novel, Typewriters in Love. She was inspired by her thesis, written at Saint Mary's University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which was on The 4^th Estate Newspaper (1969-1977). She lives with two beloved cats and has many wonderful friends in Halifax, who she enjoys getting together with frequently. Music is big in her world and she sings in bands and plays acoustic rhythm guitar.