Beverly Donofrio

Beverly Ann Donofrio (born 23 September 1950) is an American memoirist, children's author and creative writing teacher most noted for her 1992 best selling memoir, Riding in Cars with Boys.^[1] The memoir was adapted into the 2001 film Riding in Cars with Boys, directed by Penny Marshall, with Drew Barrymore portraying Donofrio.^[2] She also is a prolific essayist, having published work in numerous anthologies, in The New York Times, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Village Voice, the Los Angeles Times, and in such magazines as Allure, Cosmopolitan, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Marie Claire.

Donofrio's parents are Italian-American. She was raised in Wallingford, Connecticut and graduated from Lyman Hall High School.^[3] She currently lives in New York State.

Donofrio studied literature at Wesleyan University and obtained an MFA from Columbia University.^[4] She has taught writing at New York University and the University of Wyoming, among other institutions. Currently, she teaches at the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University.

Works

1992: Riding in Cars with Boys
2001: Looking for Mary, or the Blessed Mother and Me^[5]
2013: Astonished, a Story of Evil, Blessings, Grace, and Solace (Viking/Penguin)