Get To Know Us
You may have guessed that JL Kirby is not just one author. We’re actually sisters, Jacqueline and Lauren.
Jacqueline is the oldest and her love for writing books began when Lauren was born. As little girls, Jacqueline would write and illustrate books to read to Lauren. Who knew they would wind up writing books together as adults? Jacqueline lives in New Jersey and runs a marketing company with her husband, Mike. They have 2 daughters, Emma and Lorelai. Emma was actually born the day after we published DJ the Scratchy Cat!
Lauren has also always been a writer and has an undergraduate degree in communications from The University of South Carolina with a Master’s from Wingate University. Lauren lives in South Carolina with her husband, Tyler, and DJ’s little sister, Meadow. She spends her days teaching elementary school and shaping the minds of the next generation of writers.
DJ was a key member of our family from 2009 until 2024 when we sadly had to say “See you later.” Jacqueline picked him up at a gas station the day after the Yankees won the 2009 World Series – hence the name DJ, for Derek Jeter. He was one of those cats that even people who hated cats seemed to love and he is dearly missed by all who knew him.