Maria Dahvana Headley was born June 21, 1977 in Estacada OR. She attended NYU, where she studied dramatic writing. She lived in Seattle for many years before returning to New York, where she lives now.
Headley’s first book was memoir The Year of Yes (2006), chronicling a year in which she said ‘‘yes’’ to every person who asked her on a date. Her debut novel, Queen of Kings (2011), is