Celeste NewbroughCeleste Newbrough is the author of six books and numerous publications in literary, feminist, and LGBT journals. Her most recent work was Unspent Motion, a well-reviewed collection of shorts stories and an novella. KIRKUS Reviews described the book a "A quietly compelling and intimate portrayal of lives whose final chapters often go largely unobserved. Newbrough's narrative carries significant weight. She makes clear how intellectual and emotional lives can transcend generations and how losses can be both permanent and permeable." An author, scholar and lifelong activists, she is retired from the University of California. She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and is the daughter of Southern representational painter, Norita Massicot Newbrough. a detailed biography of Celeste Newbrough is available on the Internet at: http: //celestenewbrough.net/celestenewbroughbiography.html Read More Read Less