RUFI THORPE is the author of The Knockout Queen, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award; Dear Fang, with Love; and The Girls from Corona del Mar, which was longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. Her most recent book is Margo’s Got Money Troubles: A Novel (William Morrow). A native of California, Thorpe currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.