Rachel Basch is an author and teacher, as well as the recipient of the William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award. She has reviewed books for The Washington Post, and her nonfiction h...view moreRachel Basch is an author and teacher, as well as the recipient of the William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award. She has reviewed books for The Washington Post, and her nonfiction has appeared in Parenting and The Huffington Post. When not writing, she can be found teaching in Fairfield University's MFA Program or in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Wesleyan University. She currently resides in Connecticut.view less