Micol Ostow has written more than 35 published works. Her first original hardcover novel, EMILY GOLDBERG LEARNS TO SALSA, was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age.

Micol's hybrid graphic novel project, I'M WITH THE TRIBE: A Guy, A Guitar, and A Date with (Non-Denominational) Destiny will release from Flux/Llewellyn in July 2009, and will feature rockin' (literally) illustrations from her punk-ass younger brother, David Ostow. In the meantime, she is hard at work on The Bradford Books from Simon Pulse, a dishy new three-book series about privileged Philadelphia private school girls and featuring extensive and mucho innovative online content. Check it out at: www.bradfordnovels.com

In her "free" time, Micol is pursuing an MFA in writing for children and young adults through Vermont College of the Fine Arts, and teaching YA writing up and down the Eastern seaboard. She lives and works in NYC with her Emmy award-winning filmmaker boyfriend, Noah Harlan.

She also has a French Bulldog named Bridget Jones who is her biggest fan.