Rene Denfeld is the author of the award-winning and acclaimed novels "The Child Finder" and "The Enchanted," as well as essays in publications such as the New York Times. Rene's literary thriller, "The Child Finder," explores themes of survival, resiliency and redemption. The book has received a starred Library Journal review, major press, and an Indie Next pick, plus landing as the #1 fiction bestseller at Powell's within its first week, and becoming a top #10 bestseller in Canada and a bestseller in the U.S. Her first novel, "The Enchanted," was adapted into a play and performed at the Bunker Theatre in London in 2017.
Rene's lyrical, beautiful writing is inspired by her work with sex trafficking victims and innocents in prison. Rene was the Chief Investigator at a public defender's office and has worked hundreds of cases. in addition to her advocacy work, Rene has been a foster adoptive parent for 20 years. She was awarded the Break The Silence Award at the 24th Annual Knock Out Abuse Gala in Washington, DC in November 2017, in recognition for her advocacy and social justice work, and named one of 19 heroic stories of the year by the New York Times. Rene lives in Portland where she is the happy mom of three kids adopted from foster care.