Jaymie Simmon is the author of the award-winning novel, The God Gene, which won the 2013 National Indie Excellence award for Literary Fiction and was a finalist in the 2013 Midwest Book Awards. Jaymie hosted the Emmy-nominated local TV show Kankakee Valley Prime Time. She is an avid sailor, cyclist, and news junkie. She blogs at www.thegodgene.com.