Elaine Neil Orr is an award-winning writer of fiction and memoir. “Dancing Woman” is her sixth book. Earlier books include the memoir, “Gods of Noonday: A White Girl’s African Life,” and the novels, “A Different Sun” and “Swimming Between Worlds,”… Continue Reading
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Simpson, Erika
Erika J. Simpson is a Southern girl living in Denver with her partner and their black cat. She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Kentucky and is the recipient of the 2021 MFA Award in Nonfiction.… Continue Reading
Gama, Majda
Majda Gama is an Arab-American poet born in Beirut to a Saudi father and an American mother. Majda is the award-winning author of “In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls” (Wandering Aengus Press) and “The Call of Paradise, (Two… Continue Reading
Hajdu, David
David Hajdu is one of the most respected cultural critics of our time. A professor at Columbia University, he is the author of eight books of biography, cultural history, graphic non-fiction and fiction, including “Lush Life: A Biography of Billy… Continue Reading
Holmes, Linda
Linda Holmes is a novelist, a pop culture correspondent for NPR, and one of the hosts of the popular podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour, which has held sold-out live shows in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. She… Continue Reading
Shorto, Russell
Russell Shorto is the author of the best-sellers “Smalltime,” “Revolution Song,” “Amsterdam” and “The Island at the Center of the World.” He is the director of the New Amsterdam Project at the New York Historical. He lives in Maryland. He… Continue Reading
Luu, Chanlee
Chanlee Luu is a Vietnamese-Chinese American writer from Southern Virginia. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Hollins University and BS in Chemical Engineering from UVA. Her work can be found in Snowflake Magazine, Tint Journal, Honey Lit, The… Continue Reading
Viorst, Judith
Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including “Lulu and the Brontosaurus;” The New York Times best-seller, “Necessary Losses;”… Continue Reading
Atkinson, Rick
Rick Atkinson is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of seven previous works of history, including “The Long Gray Line,” the Liberation Trilogy (“An Army at Dawn,” “The Day of Battle” and “The Guns at Last Light”) and “The… Continue Reading
Lin, Esther
Esther Lin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and lived in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for 21 years. Her book, “Cold Thief Place,” is the winner of the 2023 Alice James Award, and she is a… Continue Reading