Bethany Ball is the author of the acclaimed novels What To Do About the Solomons and The Pessimists, both published by Grove Atlantic. Born in Detroit, Bethany has lived in New York for over 20 years. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence and was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and was the finalist for the Jewish Book Council’s debut fiction prize. Her work has been featured and reviewed in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit Metro Times, Literary Hub, Jewish Book Council, Electric Literature, Zyzzyva, Sewanee Review, Pigeon Pages, Lilith Magazine, and other noteworthy publications.