Jessica Bruder is a reporter for the Oregonian. She has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Observer.

When she isn't hunched over a laptop, she enjoys punning painfully, snowboarding, strumming her electric guitar, and welding awkwardly but with great enthusiasm.

She doesn't often write about herself in the third person, but wishes to make a good impression on you in hopes that you will read her book.

She lives in Portland, Oregon and (sporadically) online
at limelike.com.

You can reach her (no spam, please!) at