Emily Matchar is the author of In the Shadow of the Greenbrier and The Lost Girl of Craven County. She’s written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Smithsonian, and The Atlantic. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard University, and has taught writing at the University of North Carolina and the University of Hong Kong. Originally from North Carolina, she lives with her husband and two sons.
