Liza Wiemer’s crossover nov­el, The Assign­ment, has received numer­ous hon­ors, includ­ing a Syd­ney Tay­lor Notable Award. She’s a colum­nist for the Wis­con­sin Jew­ish Chron­i­cle and has sev­er­al oth­er books in print. She’s giv­en over 500 pre­sen­ta­tions and inter­views, includ­ing NPR, ABC affil­i­ates, and the Jerusalem Post. A grad­u­ate of UW-Madi­son and an award-win­ning edu­ca­tor, Liza lives in Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin with her husband.