Holly Nadler is the author of two previous books, and she has written for television sitcoms and published articles on a variety of topics in such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Lear's, The Utne Reader, Woman's World, Cape Cod Life, Vineyard Style, and Martha's Vineyard Home & Gardens. She lives in Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, where she runs her own bookstore, Sun Porch Books, and operates a walking-tour business.