Bee Lavender is an activist, author, entrepreneur, and expat. Her contributions as a social media pioneer caused Time Magazine to call her a "reigning mother superior," and she was the CEO of a company acquired by Facebook. She is the critically-acclaimed author of Lessons in Taxidermy (Akashic US, Orion UK, Bra Bocker Sweden) and editor of the anthologies Breeder (Seal Press) and Mamaphonic (Soft Skull). Her work has been reviewed and featured in a wide array of outlets like Fast Company, USA Today, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, Salon, Time Out, NPR, and the BBC. Her writing regularly appears in magazines, newspapers, anthologies, and radio programs in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She lives in London and NYC.