Allegra Goodman is the author of seven novels, including the bestseller Isola, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick, and Sam, which was a Read with Jenna Selection; two short story collections; and a novel for young readers. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards, and The Best American Short Stories. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.