Barbara Leslie Austin

Barbara Austin has published 4 books: Sad Nun at Synanon, Soulcatcher (a thriller about the convent), Thin Within (a weight loss system with Judy Wardell) and 2 to 4 from Nine to Five (stories & wisdom from the great daycare teacher, Joan Roemer). Her next book is How to be an Asian American SuperStar and Get into Any College You Want, followed by Spark & Grit, a book on personal discipline. Currently, she is writing about her Catholic boarding school experiences, The Girls School Inside my Skin.

“If I am not mistaken Sad Nun at Synanon marks the emergence of a first rate literary writer.” - Robert Kirsch, Literary Editor, The LA Times