About the author

Laura Hendrix Ezell grew up in Alabama. She received masters' degrees in Library & Information Studies and Creative Writing from The University of Alabama, where she also served as Editor of Black Warrior Review. 

Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, The Kenyon Review, Mid-American Review and The Chapbook, and is forthcoming in other journals. A Record of Our Debts is her first book.

Currently, she lives in Birmingham, Alabama and works as a school librarian.. She lives with her husband Jon, daughter Mae, and dogs Onion and Lulu. 

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