Caprice Crane is the author of several novels for adults, including Stupid and Contagious, Family Affair, and With a Little Luck, as well as Confessions of a Hater, her first YA novel. Her debut novel, Stupid and Contagious, won an RT Reviewer's Choice Award. She is a former writer for the MTV Networks, for feature films, and for television shows including 90210 and Melrose Place. She is the daughter of Tina Louise, star of Gilligan's Island, and Les Crane, former television talk show host and Grammy winner. Born in Hollywood, she divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.