Center Stage
Sunday, Sept. 8th at 3pm

Gayle Brandeis is the author of nine books, most recently Drawing Breath: Essays on Writing, the Body, and Loss. Her essays, short fiction, and poetry have appeared in O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine, The New York Times, and more, and have won numerous awards, including the Columbia Journal Nonfiction Prize. She and her husband recently opened Secret World Books in Highland Park. She attended the very first Printers Row Lit Fest as a teenager, and is thrilled to be appearing this year as a writer, teacher, and bookseller.