Ann Leary is the author of the memoir An Innocent, a Broad and three novels, including the bestseller The Good House and her newest book The Children. Her novels often center around the revelation of secrets. Leary has also written stories and essays for The New York Times, Ploughshares, and NPR’s "You Must Read This," among other places. She lives with her husband, the actor and comedian Denis Leary, and two children in northwestern Connecticut.