Rita Golden Gelman

Rita Golden Gelman is the author of more than 70 children's books. She is temporarily living in New York City. (Publisher Provided) Rita Golden Gelman (born July 2, 1937, Bridgeport, CT) is an American writer of children's literature and travel literature for adults. Gelman is the author of more than seventy children's books and two adult books. Her memoir, Tales of a Female Nomad, Living at Large in the World, was published in 2001 by Crown/Random House and it is still selling widely in paperback. In 2014 it made the New York Times bestseller list. In 1987 Gelman decided to sell all her possessions and become a citizen of the world. Her most recent book, Female Nomad and Friends, is an anthology of forty-one authors who tell their stories of "connecting across cultures." Gelman has delivered keynote speeches for many different colleges and organizations, among them, Global Citizen's Network. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from More Spaghetti, I Say!… (more)