Laurie Frankel is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning American author known for warm, thought-provoking novels about family, identity, parenthood, and what society considers “normal.” Her six novels include The Atlas of Love, Goodbye for Now, This Is How It Always Is, One Two Three, Family Family, and Enormous Wings; This Is How It Always Is was a Reese’s Book Club pick and won the Washington State Book Award. A former college professor who taught subjects ranging from creative writing and Shakespeare to gender studies, Frankel now writes full-time in Seattle, where she lives with her family. Her books have been translated into more than 25 languages and optioned for film and television, and she has also received the Endeavour Award for her work.