Ellen Meeropol

Ellen Meeropol holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories have appeared in The Drum, Bridges, Portland Magazine, Pedestal, Patchwork Journal, and The Women’s Times.House Arrest, her first novel, is out this month.A few weeks ago I asked her what she was reading. Her reply:I work part-time at an independent bookstore and serve on