Judith Glynn

Judith Glynn never planned to write books. She was happy as a freelance travel writer. publishing in national newspapers and eventually on the Web. But on a flight to Spain, she met a seatmate that led to a romance when they landed. That encounter made her rethink writing a novel, especially for the middle-age seasoned woman. A COLLECTOR OF AFFECTIONS: TALES FROM A WOMAN'S HEART is the result.

Judith's memoir, THE STREET OR ME: A NEW YORK STORY, follows her two-year friendship with a New York City homeless woman whom she returns to her family in Italy. It's a raw, riveting tale that inspires readers to look at homeless people with a different perspective. Judith wonders now why the manuscript stayed on a closet shelf for years before she brought it down and released this remarkable story.

Born in Rhode Island, Judith married her high-school sweetheart there, had four children, divorced and set out alone to change her life, which began mid-life in Spain. She crafted an expertise in travel writing and later personal essays. Today, she's an electric businesswoman and a landlady with comical tales to tell. But she always returns to writing to complete her day. She lives in Manhattan and Florida. www.judithglynn.com