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Maureen Corrigan is an American author, literary critic, and professor of English.
* She is the book critic for NPR's Fresh Air and writes for The Washington Post's Book World.
* She has won the Edgar Award for Criticism and the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.
* She is the author of several books, including Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading! and So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures.
* She was born in Queens, New York, in 1955 and raised in a working-class family.
* She graduated from Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania.
* She is married and has two children.
* She is a passionate advocate for the power of reading and the importance of literary criticism.