Rachel Barenbaum

ATOMIC ANNA is Rachel's second novel. The New York Times Book Review said it was “masterfully plotted." And the LA Review of Books called it "propulsive and intimate." Rachel's debut, A BEND IN THE STARS, was named a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Rachel is a prolific writer and reviewer whose work has appeared in publications such as the LA Review of Books, Harper’s Bazaar, and more. She is a Scholar in Residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis and is a graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator. Her podcast Check This Out is sponsored by the Howe Library and A Mighty Blaze.