Shahan Mufti is the chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Richmond and a former daily news reporter for The Christian Science Monitor. He is the author of “The Faithful Scribe: A Story of Islam, Pakistan, Family,… Continue Reading
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Bernstein, Amy L.
Amy L. Bernstein writes stories that let readers feel while making them think. Her novels include “The Potrero Complex,” the award-winning “The Nighthawkers,” “Dreams of Song Times” and “Fran, The Second Time Around.” Amy’s poetry has appeared in Yellow Arrow… Continue Reading
Rago, Rossella
Rossella Rago is an Italian-American cookbook author, host and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, to parents who emigrated from Mola di Bari, a small fishing village in Puglia, and grew up deeply rooted in her Italian… Continue Reading
Turner-Yamamoto, Judith
Judith Turner-Yamamoto’s debut novel, “Loving the Dead and Gone,” is a finalist for the Petrichor Prize and has been acclaimed by Publishers Weekly as “bittersweet and fantastical” and by Foreword Reviews as “moving and insightful. Published in more than 30… Continue Reading
Nkrumah, Nyani
Nyani Nkrumah was born in Boston and raised in Accra, Ghana, and Harare, Zimbabwe. Her love of writing comes from her mother, a teacher who entertained her children by reciting Shakespeare during car rides to school. She’s a dual biology… Continue Reading
Finlay, Alex
Alex Finlay is the best-selling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2024 national best-seller, “If Something Happens to Me.” His work regularly appears on best-of-the-year lists and has been translated into 25 languages and sold around the world. Nearly… Continue Reading
Marron, Sara Cahill
Sara Cahill Marron, native Virginian and Long Island resident, is the author of “Reasons for the Long Tu’m” (Broadstone Books, 2018), “Nothing You Build Here, Belongs Here” (Kelsay Books 2021) and “Call Me Spes” (MadHat Press 2022). She is the… Continue Reading
Minnicks, Jamila
Jamila Minnicks’ novel, “Moonrise Over New Jessup” (Algonquin Books, 2023), won the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Her short fiction and essays are published, or forthcoming, in The Sun, CRAFT, Catapult, Blackbird, The Write Launch, and elsewhere, and… Continue Reading
Hartman, Virginia
Virginia Hartman received an MFA in creative writing from American University and teaches at George Washington University and at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Md. Her stories have been shortlisted for the New Letters Literary Awards and the Dana Awards.… Continue Reading
Fairbrother, Alison
Alison Fairbrother is the author of the novel “The Catch,” which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, an Amazon Editor’s Pick and was named a “Best New Book” by People. She received her MFA from Stony Brook University, where… Continue Reading