won an American Library Association ALEX Award. The Drama Teacher In 2018, Zailckas published The Drama Teacher, which tells the story of a female grifter and identity thief. Literary critics think it is also Zailckas' way of exposing her father as the truly abusive person in her damaging childhood. The book was optioned by 20th Century Fox and later by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who plans to turn it into a limited series. Trivia George Saunders is said to be a big influence on Zailckas writing, inspiring her work and visa versa. Zailckas has a tattoo of a portion of a letter Saunders wrote to her son. She also named her Australian Shepherd "Saunders." Zailckas' active community of upstate writers includes Owen King, Kelly Braffet and Rebecca Godfrey. Zailckas is a well-documented animal lover and owner of prolific rabbits. Owen King, Kelly Braffet and Mary Stuart Masterson have all adopted baby bunnies from her. Bibliography Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood. New York: Viking/Penguin Group (USA), 2005. Fury, 2010 Mother, Mother, 2014 The Drama Teacher, 2018 Appearances As a journalist, she has contributed to The Guardian, U.S. News & World Report, Glamour, Jane, and Seventeen magazine. She has promoted her book on 20/20, Good Morning America, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Anderson Cooper 360, The View, Topic A with Tina Brown and The Tyra Banks Show, among others. References External links Author's official website Amazon.com entry for "Fury" Amazon.com entry for "Smashed" Salon.com article on Zailckas and review of Smashed review of Fury: A Memoir An interview with Koren Zailckas at Hecklerspray Koren Zailckas at Jane Koren Zailckas at The Guardian Koren Zailckas at U.S. News & World Report 1980 births Living people American people of Lithuanian descent Syracuse University alumni Writers from Massachusetts People from Bolton, Massachusetts 21st-century American memoirists American women memoirists 21st-century American women writers