V.V. Ganeshananthan grew up in Maryland and is a graduate of Harvard College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her work has appeared in Granta, The Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, Sepia Mutiny, Himal Southasian, and The American Prospect, among others. She currently serves on the board of the Asian American Writers' Workshop. Random House published her first novel, Love Marriage, in April 2008. The book was longlisted for the Orange Prize and named one of Washington Post Book World's Best of 2008, as well as a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick. It has been translated into several languages.She now teaches at the University of Michigan, where she is the Zell Visiting Professor of Creative Writing. For more information, visit www.vasugi.com