Ishmael Beah, born in Sierra Leone, is the NYT bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow: a Novel. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, he is, among other titles, a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Advisory Committee. He lives in Nouakchott, Mauritania with his wife and children.