The Glen Rock Book of the Dead

Based on the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead, Marion Winik both celebrates and mourns the people who have helped shape her life: 'the jeweller', 'the driving instructor', 'the bad influence' and many more - from her son's primary school teacher to Keith Haring. Known for the honesty that made her debut memoir, First Comes Love (Vintage, 1998), so riveting and powerful, Winik taps into the rich territory of her own life yet again to deliver a lyrical journey that is ultimately uplifting.

Longtime All Things Considered commentator Marion Winik is the author of First Comes Love, The Glen Rock Book of the Dead, and seven other books. Her Bohemian Rhapsody column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has received the Best Column and Best Humorist awards from Baltimore Magazine, and her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and many other publications. She is the host of The Weekly Reader radio show and podcast, based at the Baltimore NPR affiliate. She reviews books for Newsday, People, and Kirkus Reviews and is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is a professor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore.