Carlene Bauer is the author of the memoir Not That Kind of Girl. She has written for n +1, Slate, Salon, and the New York Times, and lives in Brooklyn.
Evocative…witty…sparky * Stylist * Bauer captures the style and language of the period with gleeful dexterity… Exquisite * Washington Post * The characters’ charm and intelligence make them irresistible company * Daily Mail * A story of conversion, shattered love and the loss of faith, recalling 20th-century masters like Graham Greene and Walker Percy… Bauer is a distinctive stylist who can write about Simone Weil or Kierkegaard with wit and charm. * New York Times Book Review * Warm, intelligent and addictive -- Katie Allen * The Simple Things *