Nessa Rapoport’s novel, Evening, was a finalist for the 2020NJB Award in fiction. She is the author of the groundbreaking novel, Preparing for Sabbath; A Woman’s Book of Grieving; and House on the River. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. She lives in New York with her husband, artist Tobi Kahn, and speaks frequently on Jewish writing and imagination.