Kristin Henderson is an
author and journalist, including reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan. Her
work earned the 2008 large newspaper/magazine domestic coverage award from
Military Reporters & Editors, and has appeared in the Washington
Post Magazine, the New
York Times, and Military.com,
among others. Media appearances include NPR's "All Things Considered"
and
"Fresh Air",
NBC's "Weekend Today Show", MSNBC, Air America, C-SPAN, BBC, and
Australian radio (ABC).
Kristin, a Quaker, is married to a Navy chaplain who served with the Marines in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Her latest book, While They're at War: The
True Story of American Families on the Homefront, is an in-depth
portrait of military spouses in wartime. Her critically praised memoir, Driving
by Moonlight: A Journey Through Love, War, and Infertility, details
her own experience during her husband's deployment to Afghanistan
following 9/11, as well as her struggle with infertility. She's the recipient of a
Bread Loaf nonfiction fellowship.
Kristin has participated in the Marine Corps' Key Volunteer family
support program and Compass, the Navy's spouse mentoring program. She's a
member of the National
Military Family Association and Military
Reporters and Editors