Mike Bender is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Awkward Family Photos with Doug Chernack. He is a professional screenwriter whose credits include Not Another Teen Movie and the MTV Movie Awards. He co-created the hit website AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com in 2009 after seeing an awkward vacation photo hanging in his parents' house. He lives in Los Angeles with his own awkward family. Mike was inspired to write this book so his kids could grow up to appreciate all those less-than-perfect moments. Doug Chernack is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Awkward Family Photos with Mike Bender. He is a professional screenwriter and producer who has created shows for E!, Fox Sports, and the Golf Channel and co-created the hit website AwkwardFamilyPhotos.

com. Doug lives in Santa Monica, California, with his family. He looks forward to reading this book to his two young children so they can understand why their dad is so awkward.