Lauren Groff is the author of six books, most recently MATRIX, FLORIDA, and FATES AND FURIES, all of which were finalists for the National Book Award. Her short fiction has appeared frequently in the New Yorker, has won the Story Prize, and has appeared five times in the Best American Short Stories anthology. Her work has been published in thirty-five languages. She lives in Gainesville, Florida. Photo credit: Eli Sinkus |