
RACHEL BARENBAUM
Rachel Barenbaum’s debut novel is A Bend in the Stars. It has been named a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. It is also a Boston Globe best seller. Rachel’s second novel, The History of Time Travel, is forthcoming from Grand Central (2021). She is also a prolific writer and reviewer for the Los Angeles Review of Books and DeadDarlings. She is a graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator. In a former life, she was a hedge fund manager and a spin instructor. She has degrees from Harvard in Business, and Literature and Philosophy. She lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with her husband, three children, and dog named Zishe — after the folk hero who inspires many tales around their dinner table. Rachel is represented by Eve Attermann at WME.
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Beauty, Power, and Control: A Conversation with Lara Prescott
Rachel Barenbaum interviews Lara Prescott about her debut novel, “The Secrets We Kept.”
Ghosts Are Always There: An Interview with Téa Obreht on “Inland”
Rachel Barenbaum talks to writer Téa Obreht about her new novel, "Inland."
The Apparent Enemy Is Not the Actual Enemy: An Interview with Helen Phillips
Rachel Barenbaum interviews Helen Phillips about her new novel, “The Need.”
It’s Not the Men: An Interview with Lauren Wilkinson
Rachel Barenbaum talks to Lauren Wilkinson about her new novel, “American Spy.”