Betsy Lerner is the author of the recently released novel, Shred Sisters (Grove Press, October 2024). She is also the author The Bridge Ladies, The Forest for the Trees and Food and Loathing. With Temple Grandin, she is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions. She received an MFA from Columbia University in Poetry where she was selected as one of PEN’s Emerging Writers. She also received the Tony Godwin Publishing Prize for Editors. After working as an editor for 15 years, she became an agent and is currently a partner with Dunow, Carlson and Lerner Literary Agency.
REVIEWS
“Lots of ambitious books announce themselves; this one doesn’t need to. The first novel by Betsy Lerner forgoes all fanfare and conceit as it refines a 20-year coming-of-age into an elegant thread of taut, perfectly paced milestones.” — The New York Times
“Smart, funny and moving . . .this bright, clean, gallivanting story rewards an open mind and heart with crisp prose, fresh plot turns and dimensional dishy portraits we can instantly recognize.” — The Washington Post
“Drama, disappointment, and despair thread throughout this bittersweet saga, but empathy, humor, and the narrator’s sharp yet loving powers of observation make it a joy to read. Exquisitely written… pitch-perfect wit…crackling dialogue… deep insight.” — The Boston Globe
