Viti, Lynne: - Lynne Viti, a native of Baltimore, is a lecturer emerita in the Writing Program at Wellesley College. A graduate of Mercy High School and Barnard College, she is the daughter of a Highlandtown tavern owner and a schoolteacher. Her previous books are Baltimore Girls, The Glamorganshire Bible, and Going Too Fast: Stories. She blogs at lynneviti.wordpress.com.