Michael J. Tougias is the author of many true rescue stories, including A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Story in 80-Foot Seas; Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival; Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster at Sea; and Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do, which ALA named an Editor’s Choice and Booklist praised as “the best story of peril at sea since The Perfect Storm.” A frequent lecturer at schools, colleges and libraries, Tougias lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. MichaelTougias.com.
