Featuring:
Bibi Gaston
The Loveliest Woman in AmericaBibi Gaston's first book, The Loveliest Woman in America, is an intimate portrait of her grandmother, Rosamond Pinchot, her father, and herself. It is a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. She is also a landscape artist.
Genre:Non-Fiction
Jessica Handler
Invisible SistersJessica Handler is the author of the debut memoir, Invisible Sisters. Her work has received Honorable Mention for the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Prize. A teacher of creative writing, she lives in Atlanta.
Genre:Non-Fiction
Robert Leleux
Memoirs of a Beautiful BoyRobert Leleux is the author of The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy. His articles have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and The Texas Observer, where he writes the "Tex in the City" column.
Genre:Non-Fiction
Jo Maeder
When I Married My MotherJo Maeder, author of When I Married My Mother, is a former New York City DJ. She is now a writer full time and lives in New York and North Carolina.
Genre:Non-Fiction


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