Karin Kallmaker's lesbian fiction novels include the Goldie and Lammy award-winning 18th & Castro, Just Like That, Maybe Next Time and Sugar and span lesbian romance, erotica and lesbian fantasy/speculative fiction. Translations include Spanish, French, German and Czech. More than five dozen short stories have appeared in anthologies and collections from numerous publishers. Her writing career began with the venerable Naiad Press and continues with Bella Books and includes more than two dozen books. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her partner and their two children.