Susan Coll worked at Pol­i­tics and Prose for five years, and is cur­rent­ly pres­i­dent of the PEN/​Faulkner Foun­da­tion. She is the author of five nov­els, most recent­ly The Stager–a New York Times and Chica­go Tri­bune Edi­tor’s Choice. Her third nov­el, Accep­tance, was made into a tele­vi­sion movie star­ring Joan Cusack. Her work has appeared in pub­li­ca­tions includ­ing the New York Times Book Review, the Wash­ing­ton Post, and Moment Mag­a­zine.