Lin­da Kass began her career as a jour­nal­ist. Her writ­ing has appeared in Time Mag­a­zine, The Detroit Free Press, Colum­bus Month­ly, The MacGuf­fin, and Keny­on Review Online. She is the author of the World War II nov­el Tasa’s Song, and is the own­er of Gramer­cy Books, an inde­pen­dent book­store in cen­tral Ohio, where she is known for her exten­sive pub­lic service.