Crystal Jo ReissIt's been a while since Crystal Jo Reiss published her first poem, The Girl Who Pricked Her Finger, in a Louisville Review anthology of children's poetry. She had to grow up, but she eventually received an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia Univerity, where she wrestled with narrative and penned her first novel. Between assisting a renowned physical anthropologist, serving as a transcription editor for a law firm that represented members of the Cosa Nostra, teaching college-level composition, and working on spreadsheets for nurse practitioners, she wrote for a variety of publications, including a trade magazine focused on post-production houses in the advertising industry. She has since cofounded an editorial and design business. She lives with her husband and son in Oakland, California. To contact Crystal Jo Reiss directly, visit www.janeiseverywhere.com. Read More Read Less