Mara Altman
Mara Altman wrote Thanks for Coming, an autobiography from Harper Perennial that tells the tale of the 26-year-old’s quest to achieve an orgasm by means of hippie sex communes, Craigslist randoms and multiple masturbatory efforts. Altman is currently working
Yael Goldstein Love
Yael Goldstein Love, who grew up in a house filled with what she calls her “half-formed characters,” examines the intense ardor that goes into being an artist in her debut novel, The Passion of Tasha Darsky, the tale of a violinist and her daughter. Her
Amber Benson
Amber Benson, who played Tara Maclay on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, recently landed a three-book deal with Penguin. Her first book, Death’s Daughter, keeps in the Buffy tradition by putting a young woman in the position of power—as the Angel of Death. A hot
Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown writes and illustrates bedtime-friendly children’s books as well as off-kilter parodies of the genre such as Baby, Mix Me A Drink—part of her Baby Be Of Use series—which teaches drooling tots to alleviate the stress they’ve caused you by
Emily Nemens
Emily Nemens is the author of Scrub, a book that puts a spin on the Days of Awe by telling tales of everyday atonement—from a pregnant 16-year-old who hashes out her feelings with an imaginary astronaut to a homeless man on a mission to reunite with his
Andrea Seigel
Andrea Seigel sold her first book, Like the Red Panda, at age 22. Panda tells the tale of a young girl who aims to off herself before matriculating at Princeton. Although her next book, The Kid Table, deals with being stuck at the aforementioned seat of
David Kramer
David Kramer owns L.A.’s FAMILY bookstore. In an age in which even big box book palaces struggle, Kramer has managed to lure the locals with hard-to-come-by tomes like experimental film canons and abstract flipbooks, as well as art exhibitions and musical
Matthew Aaron Goodman
Matthew Aaron Goodman’s first novel, Hold Love Strong, is about a New York City boy who endures life in the projects as he works toward higher education. The book was inspired by the seven years Goodman spent teaching underprivileged students in Queens,
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin, head writer of The Onion’s A.V. Club, penned The Big Rewind, which chronicles his search for salvation in pop culture through trying episodes like familial abandonment and institutionalization. With his uncanny grasp of cultural zeitgeist,
Oran Canfield
Oran Canfield is the author of recent memoir Long Past Stopping, a story of drug addiction and a tumultuous upbringing as the son of the editor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Canfield’s book may not nurture your spirit in the same way as his
