Meredith Maran is the author of nine nonfiction books, including the San Francisco Chronicle bestsellers Dirty, Class Dismissed, and What It’s Like To Live Now. Her first novel, A Theory Of Small Earthquakes, will be published by Counterpoint in 2012. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Meredith has published articles, essays, and reviews in magazines including People, Family Circle, Salon.com, More, Self, and the San Francisco Chronicle.