Bee Lavender was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest but emigrated to Europe in 2004, and currently lives in London. Her books include a memoir about danger titled Lessons in Taxidermy and the anthologies Breeder and Mamaphonic. Other work appears in numerous magazines, newspapers, anthologies, and radio programs in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Bee is the publisher of the critically acclaimed website Hipmama.com and created and publishes Girl-Mom, an advocacy project for teen parents.

