Eliz­a­beth Ros­ner is a best­selling nov­el­ist, poet, and essay­ist. Her works include Sur­vivor Café: The Lega­cy of Trau­ma and the Labyrinth of Mem­o­ry, a final­ist for the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award, and the nov­el Elec­tric City, named a best book by NPR. Ros­ner’s essays have appeared in The New York Times Mag­a­zine, Elle, and numer­ous antholo­gies. She lives in Berke­ley, California.