I thank the following individuals, for their time, their support, and their particular contributions: Hans Albrecht, Ann Blume, Amy Bottke, Kristin Carter-Sanborn, Gary Fisketjon, Charles Fuqua, Katrin Herzog, Frau Hoffmann, Meredith Hoppin, Thomas Kohut, Peter Matson, Elizabeth Pennebaker, Eberhard Spiess, Werner Sudendorf, and Gary Zebrun.

And finally, my thanks to two people who can’t be thanked enough: Ron Hansen and Karen Shepard. Against all odds, they remained unflagging, optimistic, patient, and rigorous with their editorial advice.

About the Author

About the Author

Jim Shepard (b. 1956) is the author of four short story collections and seven novels, most recently The Book of Aron, which has been shortlisted for both the Kirkus Prize and the American Library Association Andrew Carnegie Medal. Originally from Connecticut, Shepard now lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He is the J. Leland Miller Professor of English at Williams College, where he teaches creative writing and film. He won the Story Prize for his collection Like You’d Understand, Anyway, which was also a finalist for the National Book Award. Shepard’s stories have appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, the Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Magazine, and McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, among other publications; five have been selected for the Best American Short Stories, two for the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, and one for a Pushcart Prize.

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