Lara Tupper is the author of three books: Amphibians, a short story collection (Leapfrog Press; winner, Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize), Off Island, an historical fiction about the travels of Paul Gauguin (Encircle), and A Thousand and One Nights, an autobiographical novel about singers at sea (Harcourt and Untreed Reads). She taught creative writing for many years at Rutgers University and now presents workshops in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. She is also a jazz/folk performer who has traveled the world; her latest album is This Dance.