Who is this person?

He/she

 * was born in New York

 * delivered the keynote address at a Melbourne Writers Festival

 * has written fiction

 * has written biography

 * has written about history

 * has been known to shoot 'self in the foot

 * has been a big city's mayor

 * says writing romantic fiction could be on his/her agenda

 * hopes to get a big promotion in the very near future

* is not backward in coming forward

* was given Alexander or Alexandra as his/her first given name

* might use the pen name Rosie M. Banks for future books
 

Think you know?

The answer will be revealed tomorrow.

Credits:
1. Thanks to my mate Elwyn for giving a heads up on this.
2. The source for the information contained in this quiz will be provided tomorrow.