Pincott, Jena: - Jena Pincott has a background in biology and was a production assistant on science documentaries for PBS. She is a former senior editor at Random House, and is the author of
Success: Advice for Achieving Your Goals from Remarkably Accomplished People and
Healing: Advice for Recovering Your Strength and Spirit from the World's Most Famous Survivors. Jena lives in New York City and plays the clarinet. She travels as much as she possibly can, usually with her husband, Peter, and writes science fiction under a pen name.
Jena's previous book,
Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?, is about the science of love and attraction. The book received a "starred review" in
Publishers Weekly and generated widespread media attention, including appearances by the author on ABC's
Good Morning America, Fox News, CBS'
The Early Show, NPR, and coverage in
Glamour,
Redbook,
Newsweek, the
New York Post, the
New York Daily News, the
Washington Post, and the
Associated Press.