Melissa H. Cronin

Essayist, journalist, and pedestrian advocate, Melissa H. Cronin is a survivor of the 2003 Santa Monica Farmers’ Market crash, in which ten pedestrians were killed, and sixty-three others were injured. The Peach: A Memoir of Trauma, Survival, and Forgiveness (Mnemosyne Books, October 15, 2026) is her debut memoir. For more about her book, check out her website here.