Just Let Me Lay Down: Essential Words for the Half-Insane Working Parent is written by Kristin van Ogtrop. She is a literary agent at InkWell Management and was previously the editor-in-chief of Real Simple and a columnist for Time's The Amateur. Her work has appeared in a variety of journals, including The Bitch in the House, a New York Times bestseller collection. She is a mother of three and a wife, but she adores her dogs more than anybody else.