Elise Hooper

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<p>A native New Englander, Elise Hooper spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting a MA and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel <em>The Other Alcott</em> was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. More novels—<em>Learning to See</em>, <em>Fast Girls</em>, and <em>Angels of the Pacific</em>—followed, all centered on the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. Hooper now lives in Seattle with her husband and two teenage daughters. </p>