Carolyn See is the author of many novels, including The Handyman and Golden Days, as well as such acclaimed works of nonfiction as Making a Literary Life and Other Dreamers and Dreaming. She is also a book critic for the Washington Post and has been on the boards of the National Book Critics Circle and PEN/West International. She has won both Guggenheim and Getty fellowships and currently teaches English at UCLA. She lives in Pacific Palisades, California.
C. J. Critt is an actress, author, and popular audiobook narrator. She has performed on and off Broadway and frequently leads creative workshops.