Beth CastrodaleBeth Castrodale worked as a newspaper reporter until her love of books led her to the publishing field. She was a senior editor at Bedford/St. Martin's and is the founding editor of Small Press Picks. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publictions, including Marathon Literary Review, Printer's Devil Review, and the Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. Her debut novel, Marion Hatley, was a finalist for a Nilsen Prize for a First Novel from Southeast Missouri State University Press, and an excerpt from her second novel, In This Ground, was a shortlist finalist for a William Faulkner - William Wisdom Creative Writing Award. Castrodale lives in Boston in a shadowy Victorian that's proving to be an inspiration for her next book. Read More Read Less