Bernadette Murphy has published four books of narrative nonfiction, most recently "Harley and Me: Embracing Risk on the Road to a More Authentic Life" (Counterpoint Press, 2016). Her essays have appeared in LitHub, Ms. Magazine, The Rumpus, Climbing Magazine, Palm Springs Life, Shondaland, New York Observer and elsewhere. She served as weekly book critic for the Los Angeles Times for six years and as associate professor at Antioch University Los Angeles for 15, where she ran the creative nonfiction department.