Cheryl Strayed is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best seller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film. Her best-selling collection of Dear Sugar columns, Tiny Beautiful Things, was adapted for a Hulu television show and as a play that continues to be staged in theaters nationwide.

Strayed’s other books are the critically acclaimed novel, Torch, and the best-selling collection Brave Enough, which brings together more than 100 of her inspiring quotes. Her books have sold more than 5 million copies around the world and have been translated into 40 languages. Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, and elsewhere. Strayed has also made two hit podcasts, Dear Sugars, which she co-hosted with Steve Almond, and Sugar Calling.