Jennifer Niven is a New York Times and international best selling American author who is best known for the 2015 young adult book, All the Bright Places. In 2000, Niven started writing full-time and has written nine books so far. She also helped write the screenplay for the film adaptation of her novel All The Bright Places, which released on February 28, 2020, on Netflix. Her other books include the New York Times Bestseller Holding Up the Universe, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, The Ice Master, and The Aqua Net Diaries.