Cassidy Lucas is the pen name of writing duo Julia Fierro and Caeli Wolfson Widger. Fierro is the author of the novels Cutting Teeth, praised by The New Yorker as a “comically energetic début,” and The Gypsy Moth Summer, called “hugely engaging” by Francine Prose. Widger is the author of the novels Real Happy Family and Mother of Invention, praised by Margaret Atwood as “A pacey thriller!” and was featured on NPR’s Marketplace. Both Fierro and Widger live in Santa Monica with their families. Their novel Santa Monica was published in 2020, and THE LAST PARTY (Harper Paperbacks, 4/26/2022) is their second book together. For more on these two writers and their work, visit: http://www.cassidylucas.com/