Katie Gutierrez

Katie Gutierrez has an MFA from Texas State University, and has written for Harper's Bazaar, the Washington Post, Longreads, and more. She was born and raised in Laredo, Texas, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border, and now lives in San Antonio with her husband and two young children. She finished writing this novel days before delivering her second child, who turned out to be quite the good luck charm.