Catherine Lacey is the author of several acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including Biography of X, which was named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Time. She has been recognized as one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists. Her writing explores identity, culture, and the structures that shape modern life. She moved to New York in 2007, an experience that informs this book's perspective. She lives in New York.