Susan Keenan was born and raised in Olean, New York, setting for Grandma Libby Sings Opera. She is the daughter of Jim and Libby Keenan and the youngest of eight children. The Grandma Libby series of books have been written for Jim and Libby’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren as a reminder of their roots. Susan and her husband, Paul, are raising their two sons, Finnegan and Levi in Denver, Colorado. Grandma Libby lives in Olean, New York and still considers Susan to be her baby.