Aaron Goldfarb is the author of How to Fail: The Self-Hurt Guide, the 2010 satirical novel that has sold over 150,000 copies. Aaron was born in Manhattan, raised in Oklahoma City, and attended Syracuse University's Newhouse School. In addition to How to Fail, Aaron has a short story collection about "the sexes, sex, and sexiness in New York," The Cheat Sheet (2011), as well as a book of his collected drinking essays, Drunk Drinking (2012). A noted craft beer and spirits expert, Aaron writes about those subjects and more on a weekly basis for Esquire. He is also a frequent contributor to The Daily Beast, Playboy, First We Feast, and PUNCH and currently has several film and television projects in various stages of development. He lives in New York City and can be contacted via email aaron@aarongoldfarb.com or on Twitter @aarongoldfarb.