Joseph Helm­re­ich is the author of The Return (2017, Thomas Dunne Books/​St. Martin’s Press) and co-author of War­ring Par­ents, Wound­ed Chil­dren and the Wretched World of Child Cus­tody (Green­wood Press, 2008). In addi­tion to his writ­ing, he is a mem­ber of alter­na­tive folk duo, Hon­ey­brick. He lives in New York City and works in film distribution.