Marge Piercy is the author of seventeen novels, including the classic "Woman on the Edge of Time," nineteen volumes of poetry, four non-fiction books, and her critically acclaimed memoir. Born in Detroit and educated at the University of Michigan, she is the recipient of four honorary doctorates. Piercy has been a key player in many major progressive political battles of our time, including the anti-Vietnam War movement, the women's movement, and more recently, she has been an active participant in the resistance to the war in Iraq.

Praised as one of the few American writers who are accomplished poets as well as novelists, Piercy is one of the country's bestselling poets. She is also a master of many genres, including historical novels, science fiction (for which she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction in the United Kingdom), novels of social comment, and contemporary entertainments. She has taught, lectured, and performed her work at well over 400 universities around the world.