Beth Raymer grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida, and received an MFA in non-fiction writing from Columbia University. Her first book, Lay the Favorite: a Memoir of Gambling (Spiegel and Grau) was published in 2010. The film adaptation of Lay the Favorite, starring Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, and Rebecca Hall, will be released in 2012. During her residency at the Jack Kerouac Project, Beth will be working on a novel.
