BIO

Ashley C. Ford is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER: A MEMOIR, published by Flatiron Books and An Oprah Book.

Ford has written or guest-edited for The New York Times, The Guardian, ELLE Magazine, BuzzFeed, Slate, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, Allure, Marie Claire, Netflix Queue, Real Simple, Cup of Jo, and numerous other web and print publications. She is also the former co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio, and the current host of Ben & Jerry’s Into The Mix.

In addition to writing and hosting podcasts, Ford also developed special projects for companies like Medium.Com, Mailchimp Presents, PRX Productions, Audible, and MasterCard.

She's taught creative nonfiction at The New School in Manhattan and Aspen Summer Words, among others, and served as Ball State University’s Writer-In-Residence.

Ford lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer, Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy.