LISA F. ROSENBERG has a B.A. from University of California, Berkeley in art history, an M.A. in graduate humanities and an MFA in creative writing from Dominican University of California. Her early professional career was in the blue-chip retail art world as a gallerist for several prominent San Francisco art dealers, including Crown Point Press and John Berggruen Gallery. She was most recently a public guide at SFMOMA and a staff museum educator at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Her writing up until now has been in her professional life, primarily nonfiction, essays for exhibition catalogs, art criticism, tours, and public talks. Fine, I’m a Terrible Person (Sibylline Digital First), her debut novel, was published in 2025 and has won: a Zibby Award for “Book most likely to make you laugh” and a Pencraft Award for “Best book for fiction – humor.” Her family heritage is Rhodeslis, Ladino-speaking Sephardic Jews from the island of Rhodes. Her deep affection for her cultural legacy is reflected in her novel’s historical accuracy of language, cultural authenticity, and descriptions of mouthwatering cuisine. You can find out more at www.LisaFRosenberg.com.
