October 6, 2011: Mira Bartok is a Chicago-born artist and writer and the author of twenty-eight books for children. Her beautiful and haunting memoir The Memory Palace about growing up in the shadow of her mother's schizophrenia, was on the New York Times bestseller list and has received rave reviews.

"A Heartbreaking, exquisitely told story of a daughter's struggle to find beauty and order in the distorted, chaotic world created by her mother's delusions." - Jeannette Walls, author of "The Glass Castle and "Half Broke Horses"

Her writing has appeared in several literary journals and anthologies and has been noted in The Best American Essays series. She lives in Western Massachusetts where she runs Mira's List, a blog that helps artists find funding and residencies all over the world. The Memory Palace is Mira's first book for adults.

October 6, 2011: Mira Bartok is a Chicago-born artist and writer and the author of twenty-eight books for children. Her beautiful and haunting memoir The Memory Palace about growing up in the shadow of her mother's schizophrenia, was on the New York Times bestseller list and has received rave reviews.

"A Heartbreaking, exquisitely told story of a daughter's struggle to find beauty and order in the distorted, chaotic world created by her mother's delusions." - Jeannette Walls, author of "The Glass Castle and "Half Broke Horses"

Her writing has appeared in several literary journals and anthologies and has been noted in The Best American Essays series. She lives in Western Massachusetts where she runs Mira's List, a blog that helps artists find funding and residencies all over the world. The Memory Palace is Mira's first book for adults.