Andre Dubus III wrote, “Kim Addonizio writes like Lucinda Williams sings. My Dreams Out in the Street is one of the finest American novels I’ve read in some time.” Addonizio is also the author of the novel Little Beauties and is a nationally renowned poet. She lives in Oakland. Visit kimaddonizio.com.

Kim Addonizio is the author of the novel Little Beauties (Simon & Schuster, 2005) and several acclaimed poetry collections, most recently What is This Thing Called Love. Her previous collection, Tell Me, was a National Book Award finalist. She has also co-authored a book on writing poetry, The Poet’s Companion, and co-edited Dorothy Parker’s Elbow, an anthology about tattoos. She lives in Oakland.