Martha SouthgateMARTHA SOUTHGATE was born and raised in Cleveland. She received her B.A. from Smith College and an M.F.A. from Goddard College. She has been an editor at Essence, a reporter for Premiere and the New York Daily News, and a contributor to the New York imes. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Fall of Rome. Southgate lives in Brooklyn, New York. Read More Read Less