BIO & MORE

Kelly Simmons was born the same day as Dorothy Parker. Coincidence? She thinks not. She’s a former journalist, advertising creative director and the author of eight novels sold in a dozen countries, from Simon & Schuster and Sourcebooks. She teaches in the Drexel University MFA program, and is a member of The Tall Poppy Writers and The Liars Club, a nonprofit dedicated to helping fledgling novelists.