About the Author

Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Brockport, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard University and a former editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is the author of the best-selling biography “Aaliyah: More Than a Woman,” and the novels “My Favorite War” and “Kingston by Starlight.” He is also the co-author of “Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues.” He has worked as an editor and pop music critic at Time magazine. He is an editor at The Wall Street Journal