Best-selling author Elaine Kagan was born in St Louis, raised in Kansas City via New York City on her way to Los Angeles where she became an actress before pursuing a career as a writer. Her novels: The Girls, Blue Heaven, Somebody’s Baby, No Goodbyes, and Losing Mr. North have been translated into eighteen languages.

She has appeared in classic films, such as Coming to America and Goodfellas as well as many tv shows, from NYPD Blue to the recent High Potential.