Gail Caldwell was born in 1951 in Amarillo, Texas. She attended Texas Tech, University and then went on to University of Texas at Austin and obtained two degrees in American Studies. She became a profesor at the University of Texas until 1981 before she joined the Boston Globe. She taught feature writing at Boston University. She wrote for publications such as the Village Voice and New England Monthly. She has authored some books such as: A Strong west Wind and Let's Take the Long way Home.
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