Deborah Tannen is the acclaimed author of
You Just Don't Understand, which was on the
New York Times bestseller list for nearly four years; the
New York Times bestsellers
You're Wearing THAT?, about mothers and daughters and
You Were Always Mom's Favorite!, about sisters; and many other books. A professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, she appears frequently on national television and radio. She lives with her husband in the Washington,
D.C., area.
