Mark Nag­gar, born and raised in Birm­ing­ham, Alaba­ma to immi­grant Jew­ish par­ents, earned both his under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate degrees from The Uni­ver­si­ty of Alaba­ma. Hav­ing worked in both the pub­lic and pri­vate sec­tors, he cur­rent­ly lives in Atlanta where he works for the Cen­ters for Dis­ease Con­trol and Pre­ven­tion (CDC). The Roost­er’s Crow is Mark’s first book.