Richard Stern
Richard Stern (1928–2013) was the acclaimed author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novelsOther Men’s Daughters,Golk,Stitch, andNatural Shocks. Born in New York City, he attended the University of North Carolina and received his master’s degree from Harvard University and his PhD from the University of Iowa. The recipient of many honors, including the Award of Merit for the Novel, given once every six years by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Stern...

