Jane Merrill is the author of Bringing Up Baby Bilingual, Monday to Friday, Beadazzled, and The Harder They Fall. A full-time publicist, she also has written articles on style, women's health, relationships, history, and art for magazines that include Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Modern Bride, Redbook, Town & Country, New York Magazine, and Connoisseur. A graduate of Wellesley College, Jane went on to earn three master's degrees at Harvard and Columbia universities. She currently lives in Westport, Conn.