Amy Sohn's Brooklyn novels, Prospect Park West and Motherland, were international successes and made her an icon of the New Brooklyn. She is also the author of The Actress, Run Catch Kiss, and My Old Man. A New York City native, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter, and their dog Luna.

Orna Le Pape is a psychotherapist in private practice. She lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, with her sons, and with Bailey.

Libby VanderPloeg is an illustrator and designer. She grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan, on the edge of the Great Lakes, and since then, she has lived in Grand Rapids, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Stockholm. She has created book covers and editorial illustrations for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Design*Sponge, among others, as well as a line of cards and prints that she sells via her Etsy shop and in stores.