CJ Hauser teaches creative writing at Colgate University and lives in Hamilton, New York. She received her BA in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College and her PhD from the University of Florida. She has published two novels, The From-Aways (2014) and Family of Origin (2019), and a memoir in essay form, The Crane Bride (2022; Libros del Asteroide, 2023), considered one of the books of the year by media such as Time and The Guardian.