Carolyn Burke was born in Australia. A biographer and art critic, her articles and translations from the French have appeared in such magazines as Art In America, The New Yorker, Pink, Hemispheres, and Poetry Flash. She met the legendary photographer Lee Miller while conducting research for her first biography, Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy, and subsequently wrote Lee Miller: Both Sides of the Camera (2005). She lives in Santa Cruz, California and spends as much time as she can in Paris. No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf (April 2011) is her latest book.

Website: carolynburke.com