Trinie Dalton lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of a short-story collection, Wide Eyed. She also coedited Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is, a book based on notes she confiscated as a high-school teacher. Her children’s book, A Unicorn Is Born, will be out from Abrams next month.

• October 2007: Interview with Panda Bear
  The Animal Collective member talks about performing solo—without the panda costume.
• August 2006: Free Your Beast
  How writing about animals can help you enjoy irony-free sex.