Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
I live in Los Angeles and NYC.
Graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst (BA) and CUNY Graduate Center (MA) in Biography/Memoir (expected.)

Author of four books:
Radio Shangri-La (Crown, 2011), Ray & Joan (Dutton, 2016), Up All Night (Abrams, 2020), Susan, Linda, Nina and Cokie (Abrams, 2021.)

Journalist (NY Times/MSNBC/MSNBC.com/Marketplace/KCRW, and a variety of freelance work.)