Heather E. Quinlan - Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to Covid 19

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Heather Quinlan studied English literature at Ithaca College. She broke into the professional world as a childrens book editor for Sterling Publishing, launching its successful biography series for middle schoolers. She is now a freelance writer and filmmaker. Her writing has been features in PBSs MetroFocus, The Wall Street Journal, Medium , and The New York Daily News . Shes been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, CBS This Morning , and NPRs All Things Considered , and she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on NatGeo Kids Weird but True! series. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, writer Adam McGovern.

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