Jude Berman

Jude Berman, the award-winning author of The Die, The Vow, and Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost, grew up amid floor-to-ceiling shelves of books, with refugee parents who imparted an appreciation for social justice. She has a BA in art from Smith College and an EdD in cross-cultural communication from UMass Amherst. After a career in academic research, she built a freelance editorial business and ran two small indie presses. She lives in Berkeley, California, where she also volunteers for civic causes, paints with acrylics, gardens, and meditates. She blogs Substack.