Carol Edgarian is cofounder and editor of Narrative Magazine. She is the author of the novel Three Stages of Amazement (Scribner, March 2011) and the best-selling novel Rise the Euphrates. Along with Tom Jenks, she coedited The Writer’s Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame. Edgarian lives in San Francisco with her husband and three daughters.