KAREN SIPLIN was born in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York and raised in Coney Island. She attended John Dewey High School in Bensonhurst, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production from CUNY's Hunter College.Karen has worked as a telephone operator at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City and as a celebrity personal assistant. She has given readings and talks at Kingsborough Community College, New York University, the South Carolina Book Festival, BookExpo America and Makor - 92nd Street Y.

She lives in New York City with her husband.