Lauren Markham is a writer and educator based in Berkeley who writes fiction, essays, and literary journalism. Her book, The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life, was published by Crown in 2017, and was the winner of the Ridenhour Prize, silver medal winner of the California Book Award, and winner of the Northern California Book Award. Lauren's essays and reportage have appeared in outlets such as Harper’s, Guernica, the New York Times, The