Samantha Allen is the author of PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE (Zando, 2022) and the Lambda Literary Award finalist REAL QUEER AMERICA: LGBT STORIES FROM RED STATES (Little, Brown, 2019). A GLAAD Award-winning journalist, Samantha has been published by outlets including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and CNN. Her other books include LOVE & ESTROGEN (Amazon Original Stories, 2018) and M to (WT)F (Audible Originals, 2020)