Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt took to writing after retiring from the music business at a young age with little hearing left to speak of. Along with collaborating with her husband Greg Behrendt on He's Just Not That Into You they have co-written It's Called A Breakup Because It's Broken, and It's Just A F***ing Date. Amiira and Greg also has the popular behavior and relationship podcast Maybe It's You while Amiira whittles away at her first novel. Amiira lives in Los Angeles with her husband Greg, their two ridiculously incredible children and too many dogs. She may or may not have been raised by spys. Greg Behrendt is a comedian, author, musician and sometime screenprinter. He's is the co- author of the New York Times bestselling books He's Just Not That Into You, It's Called A Breakup Because It's Broken, and It's Just a F***ing Date, as well as the former host of The Greg Behrendt Show and Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call. He has collaborated on all of these projects with his wife Amiira Ruotola Behrendt. Greg currently spends time parenting his two lovely daughters, touring as a standup, recording his popular podcast Walking The Room, and playing with his surf, punk, reggae, ska band The Reigning Monarchs. He some day hopes to lie down.
Praise for IT'S JUST A F***ING DATE: 'The book is jam-packed with straight-talking tips on how to bag your man, and quite frankly, we can't put it down.' - The Sun Praise for HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU: 'No ego-soothing platitudes. No pop psychology. No cute relationship tricks. He's just not that into you.' - Washington Post 'Brims with straight talk about the boy-meets-girl game, delivered with hefty doses of humor from the Y chromosome's mouth.' - USA Today 'A surprisingly fascinating addition to the cultural canon of single, urban life.' - Los Angeles Times 'Evil genius.' - New York Times Praise for IT'S CALLED A BREAKUP BECAUSE IT'S BROKEN: 'You will get through this, and you'll do it faster with the help of It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken.' - Glamour 'Behrendt's frankness - never too harsh - is as winning as ever.' - Publishers Weekly 'Insightful, been-there-have-the-scars-to-prove-it wisdom.' - New York Post Praise for HOW TO KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE FROM SUCKING 'Candid, conversational, and occasionally profane, the book is packed with short, often hilarious nuggets culled from personal experience ... Sandwiching hard truths between hilarious anecdotes makes for an entertaining alternative to couples therapy.' - Kirkus Reviews