Cris Mazza's work has often been regarded as and "disturbing and " for its exploration of sexual politics, victimhood, personal accountability, and acts of sexual violence. With an introduction by Gina Frangello and a foreword by Rick Moody, Charlatan charts the development of a dynamic body of fiction by a writer due for discovery by millennial readers unsatisfied by mainstream feminism. Cris Mazza is the author of over seventeen books. Rick Moody is the author of more than a dozen books and a Guggenheim Fellow. Gina Frangello is the author of four books and an editor at The Coachella Review .