Peter Loven­heim is an author and jour­nal­ist whose arti­cles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York mag­a­zine, The Los Ange­les Times, Parade, Moment mag­a­zine, The Wash­ing­ton Post, and oth­er pub­li­ca­tions. Loven­heim holds a degree in jour­nal­ism from Boston Uni­ver­si­ty and in law from Cor­nell Law School. He teach­es nar­ra­tive non-fic­tion at The Writ­ers Cen­ter in Bethes­da, MD, and the JCC in down­town Wash­ing­ton, DC. He splits his time between his home­town of Rochester, NY, and Wash­ing­ton, DC.