Tomboyland: Essays - Melissa Faliveno

Faliveno, Melissa: - Melissa Faliveno is a writer, editor, and teacher. The former senior editor of Poets & Writers Magazine , she has also had essays and interviews appear in BitchMedia's magazine, the Millions , Prairie Schooner , Isthmus , DIAGRAM , and Midwestern Gothic , among others, and received a notable selection in The Best American Essays 2016 . Born and raised in small-town Wisconsin, she currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Tomboyland is her first book. Learn more at www.melissafaliveno.com.