Jill A. Davis, born in 1966, is an American author and television writer. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America. She was nominated for 5 Emmy awards for her 6 years of work as a writer for Dave Letterman. Her first novel, Girls' Poker Night, was a New York Times bestseller. It was published in 5 languages, and twelve countries. Her second novel, Ask Again Later, also a bestseller, is now held by almost 900 libraries.Prior to working in television, Davis was a newspaper reporter and columnist. After leaving the Late Show, she created and executive-produced a television show pilot for Dreamworks starring Tracy Pollan, Anna Says. She also wrote and published a number of screenplays, teleplays, short stories and magazine articles.Davis, originally from Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Endicott College and Emerson College, majoring in journalism. She has an Honorary PhD of Arts & Letters from Endicott.She is married and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.