Pamela ErensPamela Erens's most recent novel, Eleven Hours, was named a Best Book of 2016 by NPR, The New Yorker, Kirkus, Literary Hub, Entropy, and the Irish Independent. It received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal, and was luded by publications ranging from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to Book Riot and The Millions. Pamela's second novel, The Virgins, was a New York Times Book Review and Chicago Tribune Editors' Choice and was named a Best Book of 2013 by The New Yorker, The New Republic, Library Journal, and Salon. The novel was a finalist for the John Gardner Book Award for the best book of fiction published in 2013. Pamela's short fiction, reviews, and essays have appeared in a wide variety of literary, cultural, and mainstream publications, including The New York Times, Slate, Vogue, Elle, Virginia Quarterly Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Tin House, and The Millions, and in the anthologies Visiting Hours, The House That Made Me, and Why I Like This Story. Her piece "Crave" received a Notable Essay citation in Best American Essays 2016. Pamela is the recipient of fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, the Wesleyan Writers Conference, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference. She received the fourth annual 2017 Maplewood Literary Award, previously won by Paul Auster and Dan Barry. Pamela has taught or lectured at Middlebury College, Tin House, Wesleyan Writers Workshop, the Word Cafe series, Centenary College, The Center for Fiction, and Siena College, and has been a visiting writer at the University of Chicago. Read More Read Less