Ken Janjigian is also the author of Gone West, a collection of novellas set in San Francisco, and the novel, Defending Infinity. He is an assistant dean at American University focusing on international education and teaches the course, American Film and Culture Studies. Originally from Boston, Ken taught English in Italy before eventually settling in the D.C. area. He also spent several impactful years in San Francisco in the 1990s. To this day, it feels like he never really left the city.