THRITY UMRIGAR is the bestselling author of nine previous books, which include Honor: A Novel, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, as well as a memoir and three picture books. Her work has been published in more than 15 countries and in several languages. A former journalist, she has contributed to The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Cleveland’s Plain Dealer, and other newspapers. She is a recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University, and the winner of a Cleveland Arts Prize, the Seth Rosenberg Prize, and a Lambda Literary Award. She is currently a distinguished university professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
