Christopher Moore is the author of eighteen novels, including the international bestsellers, Lamb, A Dirty Job, and Fool. Before publishing his first novel, Practical Demonkeeping in 1992, he worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, and insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a rock and roll DJ. Chris has drawn on all of these work experiences to create the characters in his books. He lives in San Francisco.