Ellis, Lindsay: - LINDSAY ELLIS is a New York Times bestselling author, Hugo Award finalist, and video essayist who creates online content about media, narrative, literature, and film theory. After earning her bachelors in cinema studies from NYUs Tisch School of the Arts, she earned her MFA in film and television production, with a focus in documentary and screenwriting, from USCs School of Cinematic Arts. She lives in Long Beach, California. Her debut novel, Axioms End, was an instant New York Times bestseller.