Ilil Arbel is the author of several books, including Maimonides: A Spiritual Biography, The Lemon Tree, Miss Glamora Tudor, and Witchcraft. She created several natural history books, wrote a number of short stories, and contributed articles and educational materials to various natural science, health, and personal history publications. Ilil has earned a Ph.D. in mythology and folklore, and contributes myths and folktales to the award-winning Encyclopedia Mythica. Ilil lived and studied in Tel Aviv, Paris and New York, and currently resides in Manhattan.