Leah Gar­rett is a pro­fes­sor at Hunter Col­lege. Her last book, Young Lions: How Jew­ish Authors Rein­vent­ed the Amer­i­can War Nov­el, won and was short-list­ed for sev­er­al major lit­er­ary awards. She lives in New York City with her hus­band and their two daughters.