Kira Jane Buxton’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, NewYorker.com, McSweeney’s, and more. Her debut novel, Hollow Kingdom, was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Audie Awards, and the Washington State Book Awards, and was named a best book of 2019 by NPR, Book Riot, and Good Housekeeping. Her newest novel, Tartufo, is an Indie Next pick. Ron Charles of The Washington Post describes Tartufo as, “a story about truffle mania that serves up one buttery page of comedy after another” and “a work of Italian-flavored fun, it’s irresistible.” Kira calls the tropical utopia of Seattle home and spends her time with a dog, a murder of crows, a charm of hummingbirds, and a husband.