Whitney Otto

Whitney Otto is the author of five novels, including the New York Times bestseller How to Make an American Quilt, which was later made into a movie of the same name, and Eight Girls Taking Pictures. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and in several anthologies. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family.

What Sally Mann’s Work Says About Art and Motherhood

Whitney Otto on the Legacy of a Groundbreaking American Photographer

June 15, 2022 By Whitney Otto

7 Autobiographies and Memoirs That Remind Us of the Messiness of Memory

Whitney Otto Recommends Langston Hughes,
Gertrude Stein, and More

March 31, 2021 By Whitney Otto

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