Nora Raleigh Baskin is the author of the book What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows. Nora Baskin was born in Brooklyn, New York City. She graduated from the State University of New York and she has taught preschool for several years. Her books are based on her life. Nora Baskin now teaches writing and literature in a school. She resides in Weston, Connecticut with her two teenage sons Sam and Ben her husband and her pet.