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National Book Foundation > Author > Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison is the author of the novels Bastard Out of Carolina, a National Book Award Finalist, and Cavedweller; the short story collection, Trash; essays, Skin: Talking about Sex Class & Literature; and poetry: The Women Who Hate Me. More about this author >
Dorothy Allison is the author of the novels Bastard Out of Carolina, a National Book Award Finalist, and Cavedweller; the short story collection, Trash; essays, Skin: Talking about Sex Class & Literature; and poetry: The Women Who Hate Me. She lives in Northern California and has a novel forthcoming in 2020 from Penguin.