Keren Blank­feld is a long-form jour­nal­ist with a spe­cial inter­est in inves­tiga­tive nar­ra­tive non­fic­tion. Her sto­ries have appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Reuters, The Toron­to Star, and oth­ers. She teach­es report­ing and writ­ing at the Colum­bia Grad­u­ate School of Jour­nal­ism. She lives in New York with her hus­band and two sons.