Sarah Emily Miano, b. 1974, is an American author. She is a native of Buffalo, New York. Aside from several short stories, Miano published her first novel - Encyclopaedia of Snow - in 2003. Influenced by post-modern authors such as Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot, the book is structured as an encyclopaedia of snow-related topics, which are formed in an intricate way that interconnect and reflect upon each other which, in its intricacy, resembles a snowflake. Miano is also the author of the book Van Rijn, a portrait of the painter Rembrandt. References 1974 births 21st-century American novelists American women novelists American women short story writers Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American short story writers