Sheila Heti

Sheila Heti (ON, Canada) has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Globe and Mail and the Paris Review. Heti is also a novelist, having written five books, including How Should a Person Be?, which was named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, the New York Times, Salon, Flavorpill, New Republic and more. The author also served as the interviews editor at the Believer magazine for several years. At Wordfest, Heti presents Women in Clothes, a collaboration with Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton, featuring the word of 639 women from around the world.