E. Lockhart is a contemporary young adult and middle-grade fiction writer. She is best known for her novel "We Were Liars," which was a New York Times bestseller. Lockhart's writing is characterized by its poetic language, complex characters, and thematic explorations of identity, privilege, and power. Her other notable works include "The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks," "Genuine Fraud," and "Fly on the Wall." Lockhart has also written children's books under the pen name Emily Jenkins.