Maggie Smith is the author of TRUTH AND OTHER LIES (March 8, 2022; Orange Hat Press) and hosts the Hear Us Roar podcast, which features interviews with debut women authors. She also serves as a board member for the Chicago Writers Association where she edits Write City Magazine, contributes quarterly blog posts and oversees a monthly independent bookstore feature. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she lives in Milwaukee, WI. You can visit her at maggiesmithwriter.com.