Douglas S. Reed is an educator and award-winning author of the novels Garden's Corner and Child of Gilead (2020 Grand Winner Booklife Prize in Fiction and 2020 Writer's Digest 1st Place Winner - General Fiction). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Management from Syracuse University and a Master of Science degree in Primary Education from Lehman College. Formerly  a resident of New York City, Douglas S. Reed now lives quietly and peacefully on the beautiful island of Bermuda with his wife, Lisa and stepchildren Jalen and Mia.