Kelly Link's first short-story collection, Stranger Things Happen, was a Salon and Village Voice book of the year. Her second, Magic for Beginners, was a Time book of the year. She is also the author of Pretty Monsters, a collection for young adults. She edited the anthology Trampoline, co-edits the zine Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, and runs Small Beer Press with her partner, Gavin J. Grant. Link lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.