Blanche McCrary Boyd

Blanche McCrary Boyd (born 1945) is an American author whose novels are known for their eccentric characters. She is currently the Roman and Tatiana Weller Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at Connecticut College.Boyd was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the source of her "redneck" roots. She started college at Duke University but transferred to Pomona College, graduating in 1967; she earned a master's degree from Stanford University in 1971. Boyd joined the Connecticut College faculty in 1982.