Susan Jane Gilman

Susan Jane Gilman (born October 22, 1964) is an American writer and novelist. She is the author of one novel, The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street (2014) and three non-fiction books: Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven (2009); Hypocrite in a Pouffy Dress (2005); and Kiss My Tiara (2001).

Gilman was born in New York City and grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City and was a student of Frank McCourt. Gilman attended Brown University where she got a B.A. in 1986. She received a Masters' in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan in 1993.

She has written for several newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, the L.A. Times, Real Simple, and Ms. magazine. She has been a contributor to NPR's "All Things Considered," and won literary awards for her journalism and short fiction.

Kiss My Tiara, Gilman's first book, is a smart-ass reaction to the advice that women are given. She implores women to get "a life not husband".

Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress, a New York Times Bestseller is a memoir of the author growing up in New York City. The topics range from growing up with hippy parents, meeting Mick Jagger, getting bullied at school, and moving overseas.

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven is a true story of the author setting out for China in 1986 and running into trouble with her friend and Chinese authorities.

The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street is the author's first novel. It describes the life of times of Lillian Dunkle.

She made the keynote presentation entitled “There is No Lightning Bolt" at the TedXZurichWomen on May 29, 2015.

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