Lauren Grodstein

Lauren Grodstein is an American novelist and professor at Rutgers University-Camden who is known for her use of male characters and family narratives. Her novels, the ''New York Times''-bestselling ''A Friend of the Family'', along with ''The Explanation for Everything'' were ''Washington Post'' Books of the Year, and ''A Friend of the Family'' was a ''New York Times'' Editors' Choice. ''Girls Dinner Club'' made the New York Public Library "Book for the Teen Age" list in 2006. Provided by Wikipedia