Krista Madsen is the author of two novels, Degas Must Have Loved a Dancer and Four Corners, both published by Livingston Press. Born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, Krista Madsen received her undergraduate degree in English from Yale University and her MFA in creative writing from New School University. She lives in Brooklyn where she owns and operates an arts/wine lounge called Stain. She is the coeditor of Readingdivas.com.

Her short stories have appeared in such publications as Lit, Front Street Review, Small Spiral Notebook, 11211, The Citizen, and Urban Folk. She teaches fiction writing and does private book editing at NYC's Gotham program. She co-curates the annual art show for creative couples "Suckers and Biters".

Ian Macmillan "Krista Madsen writes with a beautiful, fluid lyricism..."