Ethlie Ann Vare

The wit behind Affection Deficit Disorder, the hot humor blog about behavioral addiction (yes, there is a funny side to addiction), Ethlie Ann Vare started out as a rock'n'roll disc jockey and became known as a camera-friendly expert on pop culture. That led to the internationally syndicated newspaper column ROCK ON, the founding of ROCK Magazine, and articles in everything from Billboard Magazine to the New York Times. She then became a sought-after lecturer on the college circuit talking about women's history, and later an award-winning TV screenwriter. Chalk it up to wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, ADHD, or a combination of the two. The much-lauded LOVE ADDICT: Sex, Romance and Other Dangerous Drugs was written about her own addiction and recovery, as well as providing a road map to relief for others. Other works include biographies of superstars (Stevie Nicks, Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand), adventures in distant galaxies (Andromeda: The Broken Places), and stories of women inventors and discoverers (Mothers of Invention and Patently Female.) She has written for TV shows from the ridiculous (Beastmaster) to the sublime (CSI). Her latest project is WOOF!, a children's picture book about a rescue dog who is actually a wolf mistaken for a dog. At least, he thinks he is.