Anna Godbersen was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of a cab driver and a painter. She studied English at college, and has been assistant to the Literary Editor at Esquire magazine since 2003. She writes weekly reviews for various New York magazines, and has written several young adult novels under a pseudonym. Splendour is the tantalizing conclusion to her bestselling series of Luxe novels: The Luxe, Rumours and Envy.