This week we interview Jessica (Max) Stein, author of Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography. This first-time biography of a highly regarded Muppet/Sesame Street performer was published in March 2024 by Rutgers University Press. Stein is New York-based writer who teaches writing and literature at the City University of New York. Biographers International Organization honored Stein’s Funny Boy book proposal as one of three finalists for its 2016 Hazel Rowley Prize. Stein’s writing has been cited in The New York Times, and she received an Amy Award for young writers from Poets and Writers magazine, and an Ippie Award for Best Editorial from the Independent Press Association. A reporter and former editor of The Indypendent, Stein has published work in over 100 magazines and journals, including a longtime column at The Bilerico Project. Jessica (Max) Stein was interviewed by fellow biographer and BIO member Brian Jay Jones.