The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts (21 page)

Photograph by Catherine Epstein

Laura Tillman is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in
The New York Times
,
The Wall Street Journal
,
The Nation
, and
Pacific Standard
, among other publications. Originally from Maplewood, New Jersey, she began her career at
The Brownsville Herald
in South Texas. She holds a BA in International Studies from Vassar College and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College. This is her first book.

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The Brownsville Herald

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ISBN 978-1-5011-0425-1

ISBN 978-1-5011-0430-5 (ebook)