Esmeralda Santiago is the author of the memoirs When I Was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, which she adapted into a Peabody Award-winning film for PBS's Masterpiece, and The Turkish Lover; the novels Am�rica's Dream and Conquistadora; and a children's book, A Doll for Navidades. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and House & Garden, among other publications, and on NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she lives in New York.
