Carol Houlihan Flynn

(born in Chicago in 1945) was an American academic, literary critic, and writer of fiction. A professor emerita at Tufts University, Flynn was previously on the faculty of New York University and Princeton University. She is the author of ''Samuel Richardson, a Man of Letters''; ''The Body in Swift and Defoe''; a noir mystery, ''Washed in the Blood''; and a memoir, ''The Animals'', among other works. She was co-creator of the Somerville Conversations, a project designed to encourage dialogue between diverse members of the community. Provided by Wikipedia