About
Carol Spindel writes nonfiction books, essays, and radio pieces on topics including West Africa, African art, stereotypes of Native Americans, the history of Paris, and her hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. She teaches nonfiction writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival.
Featured Work
"A Line Through the Heart of Paris"
2015
A travel essay about Paris, the history of the former Prime Meridian that crosses it, and a conceptual art piece that makes that meridian visible. The art piece honors one of my favorite Parisians, François Arago -- 19th century astronomer, adventurer, popularizer of science, friend of Humboldt, and failed revolutionary. You can find the essay at the online magazine Guernica (guernicamag.com) by searching for my name.
