Garin Pirnia lives in Covington, Kentucky, sometimes referred to as the “Brooklyn of Cincinnati.” She has written about arts and culture for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Mental Floss, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Huffington Post, Eater, and many more publications. She is author of The Beer Cheese Book and Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll, and writes weird horror-comedy screenplays.