Elena Palladino

Elena Palladino grew up in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and now lives with her family in Marion Smith's former home in Ware. She holds a BA in English from Simmons College, an MA in literary and cultural studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and an EdM in higher education from Harvard University. She works in higher education in Western Massachusetts. Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley is her first book.

Elena Palladino grew up in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and now lives with her family in Marion Smith's former home in Ware. She holds a BA in English from Simmons College, an MA in literary and cultural studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and an EdM in higher education from Harvard University. She works in higher education in Western Massachusetts. Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley is her first book. See less