Deborah L. Williams

Deborah L Williams is a college professor and writer. Her essays have appeared in publications such as in Brevity Blog, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Common, and The Markaz Review, among others. Her book The Necessity of Young Adult Fiction, came out last spring; she is currently working on a nonfiction book saving the world, one classroom at a time, and on a novel called “Edith on Fire,” about the novelist Edith Wharton. You can find Deborah on Twitter, Threads, and IG @mannahattamamma or on her website, Mannahattamamma.net.