Currently on the faculty of the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Lisa has taught at Yale and Fordham. She is the author of two novels -- Tinderbox (Sarah Crichton Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and Picador) and A Private Sorcery (Algonquin) -- and a collection of linked stories, Louisa Meets Bear (Sarah Crichton Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Her essays have appeared widely, including in The New York Times, Real Simple, Salon, and Slate. Her website is www.lisagornickauthor.com.