page_title: Lidia Yuknavitch
hierarchical_section_title: Lidia Yuknavitch
caption_attribution_description: English: Lidia Yuknavitch at Powell's, Best Sex Writing 2012
context_page_description: Lidia Yuknavitch is an American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon. She is the author of the memoir The Chronology of Water, and the novels The Small Backs of Children, Dora: A Headcase, and The Book of Joan. She is also known for her TED talk "The Beauty of Being a Misfit", which has been viewed over 3.2 million times, and her follow-up book The Misfit's Manifesto.
context_section_description: Lidia Yuknavitch (/ˈjuːknəvɪtʃ/ YOOK-nə-vitch; born June 18, 1963) is an American writer, teacher and editor based in Oregon. She is the author of the memoir The Chronology of Water, and the novels The Small Backs of Children, Dora: A Headcase, and The Book of Joan. She is also known for her TED talk "The Beauty of Being a Misfit", which has been viewed over 3.2 million times, and her follow-up book The Misfit's Manifesto.
caption: Yuknavitch in 2012
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