University of Baltimore professor Marion Winik is the author of The Big Book of the Dead, First Comes Love, Above Us Only Sky, and other books. She writes a monthly column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com; her essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun, and elsewhere. A board member of the National Book Critics Circle, she reviews books for People, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and The Weekly Reader podcast. More info at marionwinik.com.
