About Rachel Barenbaum
Rachel's debut novel is A BEND IN THE STARS. It was named a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. It is also a Boston Globe Bestseller. Rachel’s second novel, THE HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL, is forthcoming from Grand Central (2021).
Rachel is a prolific writer and reviewer for the LA Review of Books and DeadDarlings. She is a graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator. In a former life she was a hedge fund manager and a spin instructor. She has degrees from Harvard in Business, and Literature and Philosophy. She lives in Brookline, MA.
www.rachelbarenbaum.com and @rbarenbaum on Twitter
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