Fools In Love

Gloria Chao is an author and screenwriter. Her award-winning novels include The Ex-GirlfriendMurder Club, Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT, then became a dentist before realising she'd rather spend her days in fictional characters' heads instead of real people's mouths. When she's not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.wordpress.com and find her on Instagram and X @GloriacChao.

Mason Deaver is the bestselling and award-winning author of young adult books like I Wish You All the Best, an NPR Concierge pick with a movie adaptation; and The Feeling of Falling in Love, which earned a starred review from BookPage. The Build-a-Boyfriend Project was their adult romance debut. Born and raised in a small town in North Carolina, Mason now calls San Francisco home, with three feline roommates.

SARA FARIZAN lives near Boston, Massachusetts. She is an MFA graduate of Lesley University and holds a BA in film and media studies from American University.

TWITTER: @SaraFarizan

Claire Kann is the author of several YA novels and an award-winning online storyteller. Her favorite stories are the kind about everyday life with just a touch of magic hidden in the details. She lives and writes in dreamy California with her cat, Bebe. Visit her website at clairekann.com.

Laura Silverman is a writer and editor who advocates "truly shameless indulgence" on her blog, Glutton for Life. A former copy director at Bergdorf Goodman, passionate cook, and intrepid gourmand, she is in her element at the intersection of fashion and food. A frequent contributor to Edible Hudson Valley and Gather, she has a weekly segment about cooking on her local NPR station. She lives in Sullivan County, New York.