Deborah Copaken Kogan worked as a war photographer from 1988 to 1992, the period covered in her bestselling memoir Shutterbabe, after which she spent six years as an Emmy Award-winning television producer, first for ABC News, then at Dateline NBC. Her writing, photography, and documentary work have since appeared in many places, including the New Yorker and the New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; and on CNN. Her first novel, Between Here and April, was published in 2008. She lives with her husband and three children in New York City.