Renee Macalino RutledgeRenee Macalino Rutledge was born in Manila, Philippines, and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area from the age of four. A long-time local journalist, her articles and essays have appeared in ColorLines, Filipinas Magazine, Oakland and Alamea Magazine, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Literary Hub, Mutha Magazine, the Ford City Anthology, the Women of Color Anthology, and others. The Hour of Daydreams is her debut novel. She lives in Alameda, California, with her husband and two daughters. Read More Read Less