Binnie Kirshenbaum

Professor

Binnie Kirshenbaum received a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College. She is the author of two story collections, Married Life and History on a Personal Note and five novels, On Mermaid Avenue, A Disturbance in One Place, Pure Poetry, Hester Among The Ruins, and An Almost Perfect Moment; the latter two were chosen as Notable Books of the Year by The Chicago Tribune. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, and her books have been translated into eight languages. She has twice won Critic's Choice Award and was selected by Granta Magazine as one of the Best Young American Novelists. She was one of three nominees for The National Jewish Book Award. Currently, she has two novels under under film option, and is at work on a new novel, Greater Than Love, scheduled for publication in 2007.