Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of nine novels, including Object Lessons, One True Thing and Black and Blue. Her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, Living Out Loud y Thinking Out Loud. Quindlen’s latest novel, Alternate Side (Random House), exposes the fault lines in a seemingly perfect Manhattan neighborhood. When violence leaves the area shaken, the enviable dead-end block turns into a potent symbol of a divided city. USA Today writes, “[Alternate Side] captures the angst and anxiety of modern life with . . . astute observations about interactions between the haves and have-nots, and the realities of life among the long-married.”