THRITY UMRIGAR is the bestselling author of nine previous novels, including Honor, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick, as well as four picture books and a memoir. Her books have been published in more than 20 countries and in several languages. A former journalist, she has contributed to Jounal Washington Post, la Glòb Boston, Nouvèl Èdikay, la Cleveland Plain Dealer, and other newspapers. She is a recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and a winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Seth Rosenberg Prize, and a Lambda Literary award. She is currently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. Missing Sam: A Novel (Algonquin) is her latest book.
