Nan Tynberg was an adjunct English professor at a Cal State campus, where she taught for twenty-five years. Her prior published writings have been articles in scholarly journals and, in 2017, a volume of essays: Shape: Reading in Three Dimensions. She previously co-directed a video history project for The Palm Springs Public Library that included two architecture documentaries. Dr. Tynberg holds a master's degree in Italian literature and a doctorate in comparative literature. The Jewels of Dadu is her first work of fiction. Nan and her husband raised a family in Palm Springs and now reside in Rancho Mirage, California.
