Robert Wilder

Rob (@RobertTWilder) is the author of a novel, NICKEL (Leaf Storm Press), and two critically acclaimed essay collections, Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge and Daddy Needs a Drink, both published by Delacorte Press. A teacher for twenty-five years, Wilder has earned numerous awards and fellowships, including the inaugural Innovations in Reading Prize by the National Book Foundation. He has published essays in Newsweek, Details, Salon, Parenting, Creative Nonfiction, plus numerous anthologies and has been a commentator for NPR’s Morning Edition.