Beth Castrodale has worked as a newspaper reporter and book editor. Her debut novel, Marion Hatley, was a finalist for a Nilsen Prize for a First Novel from Southeast Missouri State University Press, and an excerpt from her second novel In This Ground was a shortlist finalist for a William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Award. Her latest novel is The Inhabitants, an excerpt of which landed her a grant from the Mass Cultural Council. Beth recommends literary fiction on her website SmallPressPicks.com.