Tanya Biank is an author and a journalist. Her book Army
Wives is the basis for Lifetime’s hit series of the same name, and she
serves as a consultant to the show. Tanya is the daughter, sister, and wife of army
colonels, and during her days as a newspaper reporter she traveled around the
world with troops. Her coverage of the Fort Bragg army wife murders in 2002 led
to congressional inquiries and changes in US Army policy. Her work has appeared in
a number of publications, including the New York Times.