When the Road Curves is Marianne Lonsdale’s debut novel. Her personal essays and poetry have been published in print anthologies and online journals including The New York Times, Literary Mama and Pulse. She’s an alumna of the Community of Writers and The Napa Valley Writers Conference and is a frequent reader at San Francisco’s Litquake. She’s committed to youth literacy efforts, volunteering with 826 Valencia and the Oakland Literacy Coalition. She lives in Oakland.