Sloane Crosley

SLOANE CROSLEY is the author of two essay collections, How Did You Get This Number and the New York Times bestseller I Was Told There’d Be Cake, which was shortlisted for the Thurber Prize, named one of Amazon.com’s best books of the year, and optioned for a series by HBO. Previously, Crosley was a publicist at Vintage Books, a weekly columnist for The Independent (UK) and an adjunct professor in Columbia University’s Master of Fine Arts program. Her essays have appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading and the Library of America’s 50 Funniest American Writers According to Andy Borowitz. Crosley is a regular contributor to GQ, Elle and NPR. She has also written cover stories and features for Salon, Spin, Bon Appetit, Vogue, Esquire, Playboy and AFAR.