What type of details about lauren belfer can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: lauren belfer is an american author from buffalo , new york , where she attended the buffalo seminary , graduating in 1971 . the school would later serve as basis for the girls boarding-school depicted in her debut novel , '' city of light '' , about buffalo , ny during the pan-american exposition . at swarthmore college , she majored in medieval studies . after graduating , she worked as a file clerk at an art gallery , a paralegal , an assistant photo editor at a newspaper , a fact checker at magazines , and as a researcher and associate producer on documentary films . she has an m.f.a. from columbia university . her debut novel , '' city of light '' , was a new york times bestseller , as well as a number one book sense pick , a barnes & noble discover award nominee , a new york times notable book , a library journal best book , a main selection of the book-of-the-month club , a bestseller in great britain , has been translated into seven languages , and was adapted into a stage play by anthony clarvoe . belfer 's fiction has also been published in the michigan quarterly review , shenandoah , and henfield prize stories . her nonfiction has appeared in the new york times book review , the washington post book world , the christian science monitor , and elsewhere . belfer is interviewed as an author/historian for the pbs documentary on elbert hubbard entitled elbert hubbard : an american original . her second novel , a fierce radiance , a romantic historical thriller which follows the development of penicillin during world war ii in new york city , was published by harpercollins in june , 2010 . it was named one of the best novels of 2010 by the washington post and one of the year 's five best mysteries by npr . the paperback edition was released march , 2011 . she lives in new york city .
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