Lesser, Wendy

WENDY LESSER is the founder and editor of "The Threepenny Review", which Adam Zagajewski has called one of the most original literary magazines not only in the U.S. but also on the entire planet. She is the author of several books of nonfiction, including the recent prizewinning book "Music for Silenced Voices: Shostakovich and His Fifteen String Quartets", and one novel. She has written for "The New York Times Book Review, the London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement", and other publications. She divides her time between Berkeley, California, and New York City.