Leslie Stella

Leslie Stella is the author of three previous novels of contemporary adult fiction, Unimaginable Zero Summer , The Easy Hour , and Fat Bald Jeff . She was a founding editor of the Chicago-based politics and satire magazine Lumpen , and her work has been published in The Mississippi Review , The Adirondack Review , Bust, Easy Listener , and anthologized in The Book of Zines: Readings from the Fringe (edited by Playboy's Chip Rowe), a collection of essays and articles from the obsessive,...See more

Leslie Stella is the author of three previous novels of contemporary adult fiction, Unimaginable Zero Summer , The Easy Hour , and Fat Bald Jeff . She was a founding editor of the Chicago-based politics and satire magazine Lumpen , and her work has been published in The Mississippi Review , The Adirondack Review , Bust, Easy Listener , and anthologized in The Book of Zines: Readings from the Fringe (edited by Playboy's Chip Rowe), a collection of essays and articles from the obsessive, frequently bizarre world of zines. Leslie was nominated for a 2004 Pushcart Prize in short fiction. Permanent Record is her first novel for young adults. She lives in Illinois with her husband and their children. See less