Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Amherst,
MA
Massachusetts US
Website:
Publications & Prizes
Creative Nonfiction
Book:
The Memory Palace: A Memoir (Free Press, 2011)
Fiction
Book:
The Wonderling: Songcatcher (Candlewick Press, 2017)
Prizes won:
National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography (The Memory Palace)
Fulbright Scholar
More Information
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Identifies as:
Feminist
Prefers to work with:
Any
Fluent in:
Italian
Born in:
Chicago
Raised in:
Cleveland,
OH
Ohio
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Last update: Sep 24, 2025