Monica Carter is a writer currently working on a novel, Eating the Apple. She has published short stories with the most recent piece, "Metal," being published in the 2008 August issue of The Battered Suitcase. A frequent reviewer for Three Percent and Kissed by Venus, Ms. Carter also runs her own blog dedicated to international literature, Salonica. Her interview with Greek writer Amanda Michalopoulou is featured in issue #22 of Dalkey Archive's Context magazine. She is also featured in the January/February 2009 issue of Foreword Magazine. She works at Skylight Books, an independent bookstore in Los Angeles.