Ellen Meeropol’s work explores characters at the intersection of political turmoil, ethical dilemma, and family life. Publishers Weekly gave her debut novel, HOUSE ARREST a starred review, calling it “thoughtful and tightly composed, unflinching in taking on challenging subjects and deliberating uneasy ethical conundrums.” A literary late bloomer, Meeropol left her pediatric nurse practitioner career to write and work in an independent bookstore. She holds an MFA from the Stonecoast Program, University of Southern Maine. Her short stories and essays have been published or are forthcoming in Bridges, Pedestal, Rumpus, Portland Magazine, Shaking Magazine, Women’s Times, Off Our Backs and others. Meeropol is a founding member of the Rosenberg Fund for Children and author of their dramatic program Celebrate. She lives in Western Massachusetts.