Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Nora Pierce's debut novel, The Insufficiency of Maps, explores the textures and mysteries of the fundamental human experiences — love, dependence, marginality, madness — in a poetic style which does not seek to simply explicate those textures and mysteries, but embodies them." Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander
Review
"Nora Pierce will write many great books that will sell increasing numbers of copies. Trust me on this. She's gonna be a Wonder Woman." Sherman Alexie, author of The Toughest Indian in the World
Review
"The Insufficiency of Maps is an engaging, profound, and illuminating story. Enormous accomplishments." John L'Heureux, former editor of The Atlantic Monthly, author of sixteen books of poetry and fiction
About the Author
Nora Pierce teaches creative writing at Stanford University, where she was also a Wallace Stegner fellow. An award-winning writer, she was a Rosenthal Fellow in the PEN Center Emerging Voices program. She lives with her husband and child in California.