Alisa Valdes

Alisa Valdes (formerly Valdes-Rodriguez) is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of commercial women’s fiction and young adult novels, including The Dirty Girls Social Club. She has a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University, is a Pulitzer-nominated, award-winning former staff writer for the Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times, was named the top essayist in the nation by SUNMAG, and is an Emmy-winning former TV reporter for WHDH-TV. Alisa has written and sold pilot scripts to Nickelodeon, NBC, and Lifetime Television. Her first memoir, The Feminist and the Cowboy, will be published in 2013 by Gotham Books. Alisa is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Valdes Entertainment Enterprises, LLC. Alisa is a mom, and she lives in New Mexico with her amazing son Alexander Rodriguez (cross country runner and drummer), her wonderful boyfriend Michael Gandy (founder and director of The Benevolence Community), and their sweet and loyal dog Topaz.