Patricia Foster

Patricia Foster is the author of two books of nonfiction, a novel, a forthcoming book of essays, and the editor of four anthologies of nonfiction prose. Just beneath My Skin (University of Georgia Press, 2004), her latest book of nonfiction, is a collection of essays that explores autobiography as a means of creative self-examination. Kirkus Review (starred) called it “perceptive, thoughtful – and thought-provoking – with abundant moments of insight,” whereas the American Library Association noted that “although writers can feel alone and alienated, Foster seems to have found a place of redemption, where she is at home living beyond the ordinary, which, in turn, infuses her writing with its notable lyricism.” Four essays in this collection were named Notable Essays by Robert Atwan (Best American Essays) while “A Second Look” won the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award for nonfiction.