Jenny Crusie began writing fiction in 1991 as part of her doctoral dissertation research at Ohio State. When the fiction turned out to be vastly more interesting than the research, she switched to the MFA program. 5he sold her first book in 1992 and followed that with fourteen more novels including five for St. Martin's Press that have earned her New York Times and USA Today best-seller status. She thinks Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the best thing that ever happened to television, and Joss Whedon is God. [Biography from Seven Seasons of Buffy. Photo from Jenny Crusie's website.]