Christo­pher C. Gorham is a lawyer, edu­ca­tor, and acclaimed author of The Con­fi­dante (a Goodreads Choice Award final­ist in History/​Biography) and Matisse at War (Citadel, Sept. 30, 2025). His writ­ing has appeared in The Wash­ing­ton Post, Lit­er­ary Hub, Paper Brigade, and else­where. He lives in Boston.