Ariel Balter earned a BA in psychology from Bryn Mawr College and an MA and PhD in English from Tufts University. She has taught English and writing at various colleges, universities, and high schools, and published several academic essays. Her memoir, The Maternity Labyrinth, was published by Plain View Press in 2010. She recently completed a novel, Yeshiva Girls, and is seeking a publisher. Ariel is a reviewer for New York Journal of Books.