Author is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the Mary McCarthy
Prize in Short Fiction, recipient of an NEA Fellowship and Ohio Arts
Council Fellowship
Two previous Dzanc titles, Late One Night and The Mutual UFO
Network, were well reviewed
Author has strong connections to universities, booksellers, and review
outlets across the Midwest, with access to the book's intended readers
Based on a true crime in Lawrenceville, IL
Well-known author with strong connections to the regional and national
writing community, a long history of successful events, and good pull
with booksellers and festival organizers