Dawn Raffel's most recent book is The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies. NPR chose it as one of the great reads of 2018, describing it as "a mosaic mystery told in vignettes, cliffhangers, curious asides, and some surreal plot twists as Raffel investigates the secrets of the man who changed infant care in America." The book also recieved a 2019 Christopher Award. Previous books include an illustrated memoir, The Secret Life of Objects, a novel, and two story collections. Her writing has been published in O, The Oprah Magazine, BOMB, New Philosopher, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, and many other magazines and anthologies. She has taught creative writing at Columbia University, the Center for Fiction, and Summer Literary Seminars.
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