Betsy Lerner is the author of the popular advice book to writers, The Forest for the Trees, and the memoirs Food and Loathing and The Bridge Ladies. She received an MFA from Columbia University in Poetry. A publishing professional for more than thirty years, Lerner is a literary agent in New York. Her first novel, Shred Sisters, was longlisted for a Debut Novel Award from The Center for Fiction and was selected as one of best 100 books by the New York Times.
