Leonard Pitts, Jr. won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his syndicated column, which appears in more than 200 newspapers, and has won numerous other journalism awards. Born and raised in Southern California, he now lives in suburban Washington DC with his wife and children. He is the author of the nonfiction book Becoming Dad (Agate, 2006) and the novel Before I Forget (Agate, 2009).