Janice Eidus

Janice Eidus is an American author who writes and speaks on issues concerning contemporary culture, women's issues, and Jewish culture. Eidus grew up in the Bronx, and she has since lived in the Virgin Islands, California, Iowa and upstate New York. She now lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In addition to her writing, Eidus is a frequent guest speaker and teacher throughout the U.S., Europe, and Central America, at a wide variety of venues, including writers conferences, Jewish studies programs, women's bookstores, and theaters. She has a master's degree in fiction writing from The Johns Hopkins University. Her novels include The Last Jewish Virgin, The War of the Rosens, Urban Bliss, and Faithful Rebecca. She has also published collections of short stories, including The Celibacy Club and Vito Loves Geraldine, and has been published in numerous anthologies. Her essay "Soft, Warm, and Fuzzy" appears in the anthology Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting, published by W. W. Norton & Company.