Liza Long is an author, educator, erstwhile classicist, and single mother of four children based in Boise, Idaho. She has written and edited extensively for regional publications, including "Eagle Magazine", "Greenbelt Magazine", and "The Blue Review". Since her essay I Am Adam Lanza s Mother went viral, she has appeared on the "Today Show", "Good Morning America", "Erin Burnett Out Front", and" Anderson Cooper 360", among others. She presented a talk on stigma at TEDx San Antonio in October 2013.