Allison is the author of the novels The Exiles (Little A) and Now You See It (Touchstone). In addition to fiction, Allison has written articles, reviews, and essays for The New York Times Book Review, People, Chicago Sun-Times, Redbook, In Style, and elsewhere. As an editor, she’s honed copy for companies that include Zagat Survey and Scholastic. She’s lectured and read from her work in venues across the country.
Allison holds an M.F.A. from New York University and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. After nearly two decades in New York City, she’s now based in Indianapolis, where she lives with her husband, the writer Michael Dahlie, and their son, Evan. She teaches in the graduate Creative Writing program at Butler University.
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Allison talks books with Ron Hogan (and a special guest) on this episode of The Handsell.
Allison’s playlist for The Exiles, with commentary, is posted at Largehearted Boy, here.
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