Lily Burana

Lily Burana is a punk rocker turned writer and editor.  She the author of three books: Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America (Miramax Books, 2001), Try (St. Martins Press, 2006), and I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles (Weinstein Books, 2009). Her recent interest in religious and spiritual issues has broadened her audience, with pieces about faith published in The New York Times Sunday Edition, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and syndicated by the Religion News Service. She has had numerous other articles published in The Washington Post, GQ, Self, Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, Details, The Village Voice, Slate, Salon, and The New York Observer.