William Giraldi is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark; the memoir The Hero’s Body; and a collection of criticism, American Audacity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is master lecturer in the Writing Program at Boston University.

"[F]ierce, extraordinary…. An unnerving and intimate portrayal of nature gone awry. . . . Spectacularly violent and exquisitely written."

William Giraldi is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark; the memoir The Hero’s Body; and a collection of criticism, American Audacity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is master lecturer in the Writing Program at Boston University.

"[F]ierce, extraordinary…. An unnerving and intimate portrayal of nature gone awry. . . . Spectacularly violent and exquisitely written."

William Giraldi is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Busy Monsters and Hold the Dark; the memoir The Hero’s Body; and a collection of criticism, American Audacity. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and is master lecturer in the Writing Program at Boston University.

"[F]ierce, extraordinary…. An unnerving and intimate portrayal of nature gone awry. . . . Spectacularly violent and exquisitely written."