Sherman, Rachel

Rachel Sherman is the author of the story collection “The First Hurt” (Open City), which The Believer called “a startling debut collection” and Time Out New York praised for its “laser-cut narratives.”

Her stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Open City, n+1, Conjunctions, Story Quarterly, Post Road and in the anthology “Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.”

Sherman earned her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn.

Visit her online at www.thefirsthurt.com.