Kim Brooks

… is the author of Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear, an NPR Best Book of the Year, described by the National Book Review as “an impassioned, smart work of social criticism and a call for support and empathy.” She’s received fellowships from the Michener-Copernicus Center, the Posen Foundation, Yaddo, and Ragdale, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Chicago Magazine, and others. She’s also spoken as a guest on CBS This Morning, PBS Newshour, 20/20, NPR’s All Things Considered, and Good Morning America. Her novel, The Houseguest, was published in 2016.