Cordelia Strube is the author of six previous works of fiction, and has been shortlisted for such awards as the Governor-General's Award for Fiction, the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the ReLit Award. Her biting, satirical writing and the worlds she creates in her novels have inspired some critics to adopt the term "Strubian" to describe her writing. In addition to her novels, Strube has written several plays for CBC Radio. Strube lives and writes in Toronto.