Sue Miller

Sue Miller (born Susan Nichols) is an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer, born in Chicago on November 29, 1943, who published her debut novel *The Good Mother* in 1986 after years as a single mother and various fellowships.[1][2][4] She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1964 and earned master's degrees from Harvard, Boston University, and Wesleyan University, later teaching creative writing at institutions like Smith College, Amherst, Tufts, MIT, and Boston University.[1][2] Her works, including bestsellers like *Family Pictures* and *While I Was Gone* (an Oprah's Book Club selection), explore themes of identity, family, and self-formation, with several adapted into films.[1][3][7]