Lyz is a New York Times bestselling author, whose writing has appeared in The Washington Post, the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, and others. Her book God Land was published in 2019, through Indiana University Press. Her second book Belabored, was published in 2020 by Bold Type Books. Lyz’s essay “All the Angry Women” was also included in the anthology Not that Bad edited by Roxane Gay. Her third book, This American Ex-Wife, published in 2024, was an instant New York Times best seller. She is also the host of the This American Ex-Wife podcast.

Lyz received her MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. She lives in Iowa with her two kids and two dogs. She writes a regular newsletter, Men Yell At Me, where she explores the intersection of politics and our bodies in red-state America.

Muffie and Felipa have dedicated their lives to education and community activism, building awareness regarding current laws and accepted practices within the tribal nation and state,  working with local, county, state, tribal, and national law enforcement to address hate crimes, and developing programs and curriculums for schools and educators to engage our youth on the experiences and challenges of being Native Two-Spirit LGBTQ. 

Muffie and Felipa grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation reservation, but found they could not be married there in 2015. They began petitioning for changes in the reservation’s law, resulting in the passage of same-sex marriage.

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Mousseau and De Leon live in Rapid City, but some of their children and  grandchildren live on the Pine Ridge Reservation.