Mona Simpson is an American novelist. She has written six novels and studied English at University of California, Berkeley, and languages and literature at Columbia University.
She won a Whiting Award for her first novel, Anywhere but Here. Wikipedia
Born: 1957 (age 66 years), Green Bay, WI
Spouse: Richard Appel (m. 1993–2012)
Parents: Abdulfattah John Jandali and Joanne Schieble Simpson
Siblings: Steve Jobs
Children: Grace Appel and Gabriel Appel
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