Baer, T. J.

Born in a small town in Pennsylvania, TJ Baer wrote her first novel-length work at the age of thirteen, a science fiction epic starring Commander TJ Baer and her Immense Ego. After graduating from college and spending a dull handful of years working a computer job, she ran off to teach English in Japan and ended up living there for four years. She's been teaching ever since, and now lives in Chicago with her cat, who is a decent enough roommate but never chips in enough for rent. TJ Baer is the author of the unusually named (and non-mushroom-related) novel "Talking About Fungus." Her newest no...