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Jan Cherubin grew up in Baltimore and received her B.A. in English literature from Bennington College in Vermont. The Orphan’s Daughter is her debut novel. She was once a fact checker at New York magazine, a staff writer at the New York Daily News and an editor at Seventeen Magazine. After moving to Los Angeles, she became a style writer for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and later, a playwright and standup comic. She has had plays in Ensemble Studio Theater L.A.’s Winterfest, and has performed standup at the Hollywood Improv and The Ice House. She returned to Bennington in 2006 and earned an MFA in fiction from the Bennington Writing seminars. She has taught writing at Santa Monica College and in her long career as a student, she studied ...more

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Jan Cherubin For me, the best way to deal with writer's block is to take a long walk with no music or podcasts. If I have a particular problem within the narrative…moreFor me, the best way to deal with writer's block is to take a long walk with no music or podcasts. If I have a particular problem within the narrative that's causing the block then I try to think about that and work it out as I'm walking. If the block is more vague and existential, or I'm starting something new, then I let my mind wander, and often I'll get a random idea. If I can't go out to walk, reading poetry and Alice Munro stories is remarkably helpful.(less)
Jan Cherubin My grandfather "disappeared" in 1924, which led to my father being sent to an orphanage for ten years. I started to think about how the actions of thi…moreMy grandfather "disappeared" in 1924, which led to my father being sent to an orphanage for ten years. I started to think about how the actions of this man I'd never met reverberated through the generations and affected me. I made use of the The Hebrew National Orphan Home archives at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research to help me recreate orphanage life.(less)
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The Orphan's Daughter

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