Catherine Texier is the author of three previous novels, Chloe l'Atlantique, Love Me Tender, and Panic Blood, and a memoir, Breakup. She was the coeditor of the literary magazine "Between C & D," is a regular contributor to the "New York Times," and has written for "Newsday," "Elle," "Harper's Bazaar," "Cosmopolitan," "Marie Claire," and "Nerve.com," Texier lives in New York City.