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Cambria Gordon is the critically acclaimed author of The Poetry of Secrets, a historical fiction novel set during the Spanish Inquisition and The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming, winner of The Green Earth Book Award, a CCBC Choices selection, and translated into 11 languages. Her newest historical fiction novel, Trajectory, publishes in April 2024.

Cambria has penned articles for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Boy’s Life, Parent Guide News, The Forward and the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. Her one-act play Within Reach was produced by Jewish Women's Theatre. 

A former award-winning advertising copywriter, she has also served on non-profit boards including Idyllwild Arts Academy and L.A. Leadership group of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Cambria is a third generation Los Angeleno though she now considers Madrid her second home. She is married to television writer/producer Howard Gordon and is the mother of three children. 

Favorite things to do:

  • Hike with her dog 

  • Pick up trash on the beach (really, it's fun and satisfying)

  • Eat tortilla de patata

  • Sing loudly to Taylor Swift songs

  • Geek-out on research

  • Walk on cobblestones

  • Conjugate Spanish verbs

  • Cook for the family

 
photo by Arlo Gordon

photo by Arlo Gordon