Joanna Scott is the author of thirteen books, including the novels <i>Arrogance</i> (Simon & Schuster), <i>The Manikin</i> (Henry Holt), and <i>Careers for Women</i> (Little, Brown), and three collections of short fiction, <i>Excuse Me While I Disappear</i> (forthcoming from Little, Brown in April, 2021), <i>Various Antidotes</i> (Henry Holt), and <i>Everybody Loves Somebody</i> (Back Bay). She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Lannan Literary Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.