Jan Cheru­bin has writ­ten for Los Ange­les Mag­a­zine, New York, The Los Ange­les Review of Books, The For­ward, and Sev­en­teen. The Orphan’s Daugh­ter, her debut nov­el, was named a Best Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews. She stud­ied writ­ing with Bernard Mala­mud at Ben­ning­ton Col­lege, and lat­er received an MFA in fic­tion from the Ben­ning­ton Writ­ing Seminars.