Amanda Stern is the author of the memoir LITTLE PANIC: DISPATCHES FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE (Grand Central Publishing). Stern's first novel "The Long Haul" (Soft Skull Press) was published in 2003. That same year, she launched The Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, producing over 250 shows and welcoming over 700 creative artists, ranging from Lena Dunham to Laurie Anderson, before ending the series in 2016. She has also published nine children's books. She lives in Brooklyn.
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