ALISSA DEROGATIS is an author and digital creator based in Charlotte, North Carolina, though she’ll always say she’s from the Jersey Shore. She graduated from UNC Charlotte with a degree in communications and journalism. Her debut novel, Call It What You Want, was originally self-published in June 2023, went viral on TikTok, and earned a traditional re-release in June 2024. The book hit No. 1 in New Adult and College Fiction and reached No. 38 in all books on Amazon. How to Find Love in the Cereal Aisle (Cosmo Reads) is her sophomore novel. Across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and her Substack newsletter, Probably Oversharing, Derogatis has grown a community of more than 65,000 readers and writers. She is also the founder of Hot Girls Who Write, a writing collective offering monthly workshops, write-ins, and author conversations for emerging creatives.
