Steve Almond is the author of ten books of fiction and non-fiction, including The New York Times Bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His most recent short story collection, God Bless America won the Paterson Prize and his short stories have been widely anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, the Pushcart Prize, and The Best American Mystery Stories. His non-fiction work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Washington Post and elsewhere. He hosts a weekly podcast, "Dear Sugars" for The New York Times and writes a weekly column. He teaches at Harvard's Nieman Fellowship and at Wesleyan University, and he lives outside Boston with his wife and three children. He is very tired.