AdvertisementNovelist's 'Disgruntled' Heroine Is Drawn From Her Own Childhood34:13Download AudioResumeFebruary 05, 2015facebookEmailIn 2007, Asali Solomon was named one of the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35." Her previous book, Get Down, is a collection of short stories. She teaches English literature and creative writing at Haverford College. (Courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux)