Lauren is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs "Everything You Ever Wanted" and "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem," and the novel "Pretty.” Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and Elle, among others. She is a regular storyteller on The Moth and blogs at jillianlauren.com. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.