J. Courtney Sullivan is the author of the best-selling novel Commencement. A Brooklyn-based writer, Sullivan's work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Allure, In Style, Men’s Vogue, the New York Observer, Tango, and in the essay anthology The Secret Currency of Love. She is a contributor to the website www.someecards.com, and she serves on the advisory board of Girls Write Now. Sullivan works in the editorial department of the New York Times. Read more about her at www.jcourtneysullivan.com.