Rumaan Alam is the author of four novels: Entitlement, Leave the World Behind — a finalist for the National Book Award — That Kind of Mother, and Rich and Pretty. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. He’s taught at Columbia University, Pace University, been an instructor at the Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference, and led master classes with A Public Space and Chicago’s StoryStudio.