Matt Biers-Ariel

MATT BIERS-ARIEL is a high school English teacher and the author of six books spanning memoir, fiction, and children’s literature. His recent books include Light the Fire, The Bar Mitzvah and the Beast: One Family’s Cross-Country Ride of Passage by Bike and The Triumph of Eve: & Other Subversive Bible Tales.

A Wexner Graduate Fellow, Biers-Ariel holds an MAJE from Hebrew Union College and taught Jewish studies for fifteen years before transitioning to public school. He has contributed to KQED radio’s Perspectives series, NPR’s All Things Considered, and The Progressive.

When he’s not writing, Biers-Ariel teaches English in Winters, California. His books engage environmental activism, cycling, and Jewish texts.

Matt lives in Davis, California.

Matt Biers-Ariel’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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