Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed (; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel ''Torch'' (2006) and the nonfiction books ''Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'' (2012), ''Tiny Beautiful Things'' (2012) and ''Brave Enough'' (2015). ''Wild'', the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film ''Wild''. Provided by Wikipedia