Karen Karbo's first novel, "Trespassers Welcome Here", was a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year and a "Village Voice" Top Ten Book of the Year. Her 2004 memoir, "The Stuff of Life", was a "New York Times" Notable Book, a "People" magazine critics' choice, and a winner of the Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in "Elle, Vogue, Esquire, Outside, The New York Times, " and" "Salon.com. She lives in Portland, Oregon.