Ellen Meeropol is the author of three previous novels: Kinship of Clover (Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read and literary fiction finalist for the Best Book Award), On Hurricane Island (semi-finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award), and House Arrest. Her recent essay publications include Ms. magazine, Lilith magazine, the Boston Globe, and Guernica. Ellen’s dramatic script telling the story of the Rosenberg Fund for Children was produced most recently in Manhattan featuring Eve Ensler, Angela Davis, and Cotter Smith. A founding member of Straw Dog Writers Guild, Ellen leads their Social Justice Writing project. She lives in Northampton, MA.