Marion Winik

Marion Winik is the author of six books of creative nonfiction, including the New York Times Notable Book FIRST COMES LOVE, as well as two volumes of poetry. Her most recent book is HIGHS IN THE LOW FIFTIES (skirt! June 2013),which was praised by Newsday, Kirkus and author Jane Smiley. Marion’s work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times Magazine, The Baltimore Sun, Salon, More, and Newsday, and her commentaries for All Things Considered are collected at www.npr.org. She is a professor at the University of Baltimore and was named “Best Humorist” in Baltimore Magazine’s annual Best of Baltimore list in 2013. For more information, go to www.marionwinik.com or find her on Twitter.