Helen s poetry, essays, and fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, literary journals and in anthologies, including SHORT, published in 2014 by Persea Books Her first novel, Making It A Novel of Madison Avenue, was published as an e book in 2013 by Gallery Simon and Schuster Her debut novel What Was Mine, was published in January 2016.Helen is also the creator and editor of a poetry anthology, The Traveler s Vade Mecum, forthcoming this Fall from Red Hen Press Over 80 poets including Frank Bidart, David Lehman and Billy Collins wrote to telegram titles from an 1853 compendium that provides a glimpse into habits and social aspects of nineteenth century America Helen lives in New York City and Salisbury, Connecticut where she is on the board of a haven for book lovers Scoville Memorial Library.