Patty DannPatty Dann has published three novels, Mermaids, Starfish, and Sweet & Crazy. Her most recent nonfiction book is The Butterfly Hours: Transforming Memories into Memoir. Her work has been translated into French, Germn, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Mermaids was made into a movie, starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci. She has taught at the Fairfield County Writers' Studio, Sarah Lawrence Writing Institute, and the West Side YMCA in NYC. New York Magazine named Dann one of the "Great Teachers of NYC". Dann is married to journalist Michael Hill and has one son and two stepsons. Read More Read Less