I write narrative nonfiction about the intersection of ordinary people and the major crises of our time.
Background
Information
As the grandchild of immigrants, I have always been fascinated by the uprootedness and upheavals of contemporary culture. As a student of history and literature, I have often been struck by the intersections between the two. I try to bring all of these interests to bear in the narrative nonfiction books I write -- carefully researched works of history that (I hope) have the emotional heft of novels.
Birth Place
Brooklyn, NY USA
Accomplishments
Three time winner of the Washington State Book Aware (Partisans, The Children's Blizzard, The Long Way Home) and winner of the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award (The Children's Blizzard).