Cara Hoffman returns to Pen Parentis with a new book! Back in 2009, she was our first
reader ever, and had only a half-finished (but show-stopping)
manuscript, a son, and a fantastic life story. Like Dan Chaon and
Alexander Chee, Hoffman distills the essence of family into something
darkly beautiful and worthy of intimate attention. She has won a New
York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for her work on violence
and adolescents and has worked as an investigative reporter covering New
York State’s rural and Rust belt communities, where she wrote about
environmental politics and crime. She lives in Manhattan with her son
and works as a writing tutor at the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
SO MUCH PRETTY, 2010
Marina Budhos grew up in Queens, NY, in Parkway Village, a community built for U.N.
families, and a haven for international, mixed, and American families
during the ferment ofcivil rights and social change. She is married and
has two young sons. Her most recent work includes TELL US WE’RE HOME
(2010), ASK ME NO QUESTIONS (2007), and REMIX: CONVERSATIONS WITH
IMMIGRANT TEENAGERS, all written for young adults. She explains her
cross-over from writing for adults into an author of young adult
fiction, by pairing the concept with her interest in both fiction and
nonfiction. At the core of her creative process exists the action that
all writers do: “[we] cross over into territory both familiar and
unknown.” To Budhos, crossing-over is the best way to create and to
connect with readers.
HOW SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD, 2010
TELL US WE’RE HOME, 2010
ASK ME NO QUESTIONS, 2007
REMIX: CONVERSATIONS WITH IMMIGRANT TEENAGERS, 1999/2007
THE PROFESSOR OF LIGHT, 2000
HOUSE OF WAITING, 1995
SEXUAL HARRASSMENT: RESEARCH & RESOURCES, 1995
FATHER’S TALE, 1989
Ann Hood is the author of nine novels including the bestsellers,
THE RED THREAD, THE KNITTING CIRCLE, and SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF
MAINE, a collection of short stories, and two memoirs. Hermost recent
memoir, COMFORT: A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF, was a New York Times Editor's
Choice and named one of the top ten non-fiction books of 2008 by
Entertainment Weekly. She is the step mother of Ariane, a junior at
Northwestern University and mother to Sam, 17, and Annabelle, 6. Her
five year old daughter Grace died in 2002 of a virulent form of strep.
Hood and her family live in Providence, RI.
THE RED THREAD, 2010
CONEY ISLAND DREAMS, 2010
COMFORT: A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF, 2009
SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF MAINE, 2008
THE KNITTING CIRCLE, 2008
HOW I SAVED MY FATHER’S LIFE, 2008
AN ORNITHOLOGIST’S GUIDE TO LIFE: STORIES, 2005
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