Ann Hood is the internationally bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including The Knitting Circle, translated into over twenty-five languages; The Obituary Writer, named one of the best historical novels of 2013 by Amazon, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Apple; and The Book That Matters Most, an Indie Pick and one of the most anticipated books of 2017. Her debut novel, Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, has remained in print since 1987. Her latest novel, The Stolen Child (2024), received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.
She is also the author of five acclaimed memoirs, including Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, a New York Times Editors’ Choice and one of Entertainment Weekly’s Top Ten Nonfiction Books of 2008, and Fly Girl, chronicling her years as a TWA flight attendant.
A celebrated essayist and short story writer, Hood’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, National Geographic Traveler, and many other publications. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, two Best American Food Writing Awards, two Best American Travel Writing Awards, and a Best American Spiritual Writing Award.
Hood teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing program at The New School and is the founder and co-director of the Newport MFA low-residency program. She has taught creative writing at leading universities and writers’ conferences across the United States and internationally, mentoring generations of emerging writers.
