JOYCE MAYNARD has been a reporter for the New York Times, a magazine journalist, a radio commentator, a syndicated columnist, as well as the author of six novels, including "To Die For and Labor Day," and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, "At Home in the World," has been translated into eleven languages. Her previous novel, "Labor Day," is being adapted for film by Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman. The mother of five children, she makes her home in Mill Valley, California.