Educated at Yale University, Kathy Freston is a best-selling author whose inspirational stories have been translated into more than 25 languages. She started her career as a journalist at United Press International, where she won awards for her coverage of the AIDS crisis in New York. She later became an award-winning producer and journalist, producing news for NBC News, CNN, and CBS News. Her first book, The Power of Now, was published in 1995 and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Book on Writing
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Her second book, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (2001), was hailed by the New York Times as "a breakthrough book." Her other books include Time Flies (2002), The Journey (2006), The Power of Now—50th Anniversary Edition (2011) and The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment—50th Anniversary Edition (2015).