Lydia Millet is an American novelist born in Boston in 1968. She has established herself as a significant literary voice, with her work receiving widespread critical acclaim. Her 2020 novel A Children's Bible was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and was named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review. Millet's writing has earned her multiple prestigious nominations throughout her career. She has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, reflecting the consistent quality and impact of her work. Critics have praised the distinctive qualities of her prose. Salon noted of her writing, "The writing is always flawlessly beautiful, reaching for an experience that precedes language itself."