T. Coraghessan Boyle is the author of nineteen books of fiction, including, most recently, Tooth and Claw (2005), and Talk Talk (2006). His stories have appeared in most of the major American magazines, including the New Yorker, Harper’s, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, The Paris Review, GQ, Antaeus, Granta and McSweeney’s, and he has been the recipient of a number of literary awards. He currently lives near Santa Barbara with his wife and three children.