Sarah Kapit lives in Belle­vue, Wash­ing­ton with her hus­band and their goofy orange cat. She earned a PhD in his­to­ry from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, Los Ange­les, and she’s always hap­py to talk about the his­to­ry of women, med­i­cine, and any oth­er his­to­ry geek top­ic. She has a long­stand­ing involve­ment in the dis­abil­i­ty rights and neu­ro­di­ver­si­ty move­ments, and serves as chair­per­son of the Asso­ci­a­tion for Autis­tic Com­mu­ni­ty. Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! is her first novel.