Simone Zelitch has pub­lished three pre­vi­ous nov­els includ­ing Louisa, win­ner of the Gold­berg Prize in Emerg­ing Jew­ish Fic­tion. Her work was fea­tured in the Nation­al Pub­lic Radio’s Han­nukah Lights. Recent hon­ors include a Nation­al Endow­ment for the Arts Grant in Fiction.