Born in Washington DC in 1972, journalist Andrea Elliott is an investigative reporter for the New York Times. She was awarded the Pulitzer prize for feature writing in 2007 for her series An Imam in America, and the 2022 Pulitzer prize for general nonfiction for her book Invisible Child. The original 2013 series, about a schoolgirl’s experience of homelessness in New York City, won the George Polk award, and in 2015 Elliott was awarded Columbia University’s Medal for Excellence. The paperback of Invisible Child is out now.