May Morris

Mary Morris is the author of twelve books (including "Acts of God, The Night Sky", and "House Arrest"), three collections of short stories, including "The Lifeguard", and three travel memoirs, including "Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone" and "Angels & Aliens: A Journey West" (all available from Picador). Her numerous short stories and travel essays have appeared in The "Paris Review, The New York Times", and "Vogue". The recipient of the Rome Prize, Morris teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.