Erica Bauermeister

When Erica Bauermeister studied for her PhD at the University of Washington, the lack of women writers in the curriculum inspired her to co-author 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader’s Guide and Let’s Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. Today, she rectifies that inequity by writing her own novels, the bestseller books The School of Essential Ingredients and Joy For Beginners. In Joy For Beginners, seven close friends challenge each other to a pact: for the next year, each woman will do one thing that scares her. The only catch is each woman doesn’t get to choose her challenge; her friends do. Erica lives in Seattle with her husband and their two children.

For more about Erica and her works, go to http://www.ericabauermeister.com