Here’s an article I wrote for my alumna magazine about publishing a novel in midlife.  I love the textured and slightly trippy illustration by Polly  Becker. Fitting, too, since ladies of 1815 were expected to spend a lot of time sewing — a requirement that nearly drove my heroine, Rachel Katzman, mad with boredom.

Thank you, Barnard, for giving me a platform — also an education!