CARRIE DOYLE KARASYOV was born and raised in New York City. After graduating from Barnard College with a degree in Russian Language and Literature in 1994 she worked at Harper's Bazaar Magazine in both New York and Moscow. At age 24, she became the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Russian edition of Marie Claire Magazine. Karasyov lives in Santa Monica, California with her husband Vasily and her two-year old son James. She is expecting her second child in June.

JILL KARGMAN is a New York-based screenwriter with two current features at Paramount Pictures bought by the studio in 2002. Jill's freelance work includes over ten shows for MTV. She has written over 100 articles that have appeared in magazines including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, Town & Country, British GQ, Elle, Teen Vogue and Travel + Leisure, in addition to her weekly column for W Magazine online, EyeSpy at Style.com. She is deathly afraid of clowns.

In 1999, Karasyov joined with Kargman to write and associate produce the independent film, Intern, a spoof of the fashion industry. The film debuted in the Sundance Film Festival. Karasyov and Kargman have also adapted Auntie Claus for Nickelodeon Television, and wrote the original screenplay Bittersweet 16 for Paramount Pictures.

The Right Address is Jill's and Carrie's debut novel.