Lydia Bird has lived on several continents and sailed alone across oceans. Her memoir Sonnet: One Woman’s Voyage from Maryland to Greece (North Point Press) evokes “the haven provided by a boat of one’s own” (the New Yorker). Lydia has written for Sports Illustrated, Sailing, and Sail and recorded for NPR’s Snap Judgment. Her short memoir While You Were Drinking is adapted from a longer work in progress, Ezekiel: A Memoir of Families. She works as a freelance editor and manuscript consultant. Visit her at Lydiabird.com.