Marie Morris grew up in New York City and graduated from Harvard College, where she studied history. She has lived in the Boston area for over two decades. Since 1997, she has written the Frommer’s Boston travel guide and contributed to Frommer’s New England. She is also the author of Frommer’s Boston Day by Day and the latest edition of Frommer’s Irreverent Guide to Boston. She has been, among other things, an assistant sports editor at the Boston Herald and an editor at 02138 and Boston magazines. She enjoys cooking, entertaining, horse racing, and traveling. Marie lives in the North End, not far from the Freedom Trail, where she often encounters readers — bring along your copy of Boston For Dummies, and you might meet her there.