Bess Lovejoy

Bess Lovejoy is the author of Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses, which the Times Literary Supplement said contained "something to dismay everyone." Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Believer, Lapham's Quarterly, The Boston Globe, Mental Floss, and elsewhere. Visit her at BessLovejoy.com or follow her on Twitter at @besslovejoy or @Death_A_Day.