Born and raised in DC proper. Studied Literary Media at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and later English at Grinnell College as a Posse Scholar. Assistant editor of lots o' nonfiction at Library Journal. Also writes reviews, formerly for PW and now for LJ. Has done and is doing some writing (mostly fiction), helping populate runners up lists and reject piles across the nation.
Grinnell College Press published a collection of short stories – Amenities: Four Stories of Clifton Terrace in 2008. It went on to win Grinnell’s top academic prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award. One of its stories earned an Honorable Mention in Larry Neal Writers' Awards Competition for short fiction.
Lives in Brooklyn and sometimes goes to readings but mostly stays at home to read and watch Poirot.