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Carol M. Cram is the author of five award-winning novels inspired by art and the women who shaped it; the creator of Artsy Traveler, an arts-focused travel blog; the founder of Art In Fiction, a curated database of 2,700+ novels inspired by the arts; and the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast. She also authored 60+ textbooks on computer applications and taught at Capilano University for over two decades. Carol lives with her husband, artist Gregg Simpson, on beautiful Bowen Island near Vancouver, BC.
Carol M. Cram is the author of five award-winning novels inspired by art and the women who shaped it; the creator of Artsy Traveler, an arts-focused travel blog; the founder of Art In Fiction, a curated database of 2,700+ novels inspired by the arts; and the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast. She also authored 60+ textbooks on computer applications and taught at Capilano University for over two decades. Carol lives with her husband, artist Gregg Simpson, on beautiful Bowen Island near Vancouver, BC.