Rachel Louise Snyder

Assistant Professor
Department of Literature

• Rachel Louise Snyder is an author, journalist and public radio contributor. Her first book, “Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade” was published by WW Norton and came out in paperback in April 2009. The Library Journal called it one of the “best business books” of the year. Her print work has also appeared in the New York Times magazine, Slate, the New Republic and others. Her radio work can be heard on "This American Life," "All Things Considered," and "Marketplace." She is also the host of a new weekly public radio segment on global culture called the "Global Guru." Before settling in Washington, DC, she lived in London and Cambodia.

• Degrees

  MFA, Creative Writing, Emerson College
  BA English/History, North Central College

• Languages Spoken:

  English, some Khmer, some Spanish