Emi­ly Ziff Grif­fin lives in LA where she writes, pro­duces, teach­es, day­dreams, and moth­ers two chil­dren. For­mer­ly, she co-found­ed Coope’s Town Pro­duc­tions with Philip Sey­mour Hoff­man and pro­duced the Oscar-win­ning film,“Capote,” along with Hoff­man’s direc­to­r­i­al debut ​“Jack Goes Boat­ing.” She’s run three marathons, slow­ly, and holds a degree in art-semi­otics from Brown Uni­ver­si­ty. ​‘Light Years’ is her first novel.