Michelle Mercer has reported from dozens of countries for National Public Radio, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other publications. The author of Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter (Penguin) and Will You Take Me As I Am, a study of Joni Mitchell's autobiographical songwriting (Simon & Schuster), she's also a New York Times-bestselling ghostwriter. Michelle has been awarded research and writing residencies on four continents. She lives with her family in Colorado.  

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