Carol Emshwiller grew up in Michigan and France. She is the author of the novels Ledoyt, Leaping Man Hill, The Mount (winner of the Philip K. Dick Award), and Mr. Boots, and four collections of short fiction, The Start of the End of it All (winner of the World Fantasy Award), Joy in Our Cause, Verging on the Pertinent and Report to the Men's Club. Carol splits her time between New York City, where she teaches fiction writing at the New School, and Bishop, CA.