Erin McGraw is author of Better Food for a Better World (2013), The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard (2008), The Good Life (2004), The Baby Tree (2002), Lies of the Saints (1996) and Bodies at Sea (1989). She is also the author of short stories, personal essays and essay-reviews on contemporary fiction. McGraw has published stories in The Atlantic Monthly, Good Housekeeping, The Southern Review, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review and other magazines. Her personal essays are in magazines including The Gettysburg Review, The Missouri Review and Image.