Tama Janowitz vaulted to literary stardom with the bestselling "Slaves of New York, " becoming "the Most Talked About Writer of the Year" "(Women's Wear Daily)." Her stories have appeared in such diverse magazines as "The New Yorker, Paris Review, Spin, Bomb, " and "Interview." She is also the author of the outrageous novels "A Cannibal in Manhattan" and "The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group, " available from Washington Square Press, and an earlier novel, "American Dad." She lives in New York City.