- Katy Lederer
Katherine (Katy) Lederer is an American author and poet, best known for the memoir "Poker Face".
Lederer is the daughter of author
Richard Lederer and the sister of well-knownpoker playersHoward Lederer andAnnie Duke .She attended the
University of California, Berkeley , and was an Iowa Arts Fellow at the Writers' Workshop. She is the author of "Winter Sex", a collection of poems, and the former editor of "Explosive" magazine. She was also the editor of a series of limited edition poetry chapbooks under the Spectacular Books imprint."Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers" was published in 2003 by
Crown Books . It describes Lederer's childhood and young adulthood, which was spent on the campus of St. Paul's School in Concord,New Hampshire , where her father taught English, and in Berkeley,Iowa City , and Las Vegas. The book, which focuses on Lederer's sometimes dysfunctional relationship with her parents and siblings, was generally praised for its clean, vivid prose and emotional acuity, although reviewers also noted its intentionally reserved tone. "Poker Face" was chosen as aBarnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, and was named one of the best books of the year by "Esquire" magazine.Lederer currently works at the D.E. Shaw group, a
proprietary trading firm based inNew York City , though she is expected to leave the firm for her book tour in September.External links
* [http://www.identitytheory.com/interviews/lederer_interview.php Interview with Matt Borondy]
* "Poker Face" 2003 ISBN 1400052769
* "Winter Sex" 2002 ISBN 0970367287
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