Marion Winik is the author of nine books, including The Big Book of the Dead (Counterpoint, 2019) and First Comes Love (Vintage, 1997). Her essays have been published in The New York Times, AGNI, The Sun, and elsewhere; her column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has been running since 2011. A professor at the University of Baltimore, she reviews books for The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, and People and hosts the NPR podcast The Weekly Reader. She was a commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered for fifteen years. marionwinik.com. (updated 4/2024)