Yona Zeldis McDonough, in addition to many acclaimed books for children, is the author of two
novels for adults, THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS and IN DAHLIA’S WAKE—her third
novel, BREAKING THE BANK, came out in September to stunning reviews.
She presently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, their two children
and two small, yappy dogs.
Ellen Umansky’s articles, essays, and fiction have appeared in numerous publications,
such as The New York Times, Salon, Playboy, and Tablet, as well as the
short-story anthologies Lost Tribe and Sleepaway. She has worked in the
editorial departments of The New Yorker, the Forward, and the late New
York Sun. She has been awarded a residency at the Millay Colony for the
Arts and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia. She lives in
Brooklyn with her husband and two young daughters.
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