About the Author

Richard Russo is the author of eight novels, two short story collections and the memoir, Elsewhere. In 2002, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls. He is a master of rich characters and pitch-perfect descriptions of small-town America. His eighth novel, Chances Are…, was set on Martha’s Vineyard. Somebody’s Fool was published in July 2023 and returns to North Bath, in upstate New York, and to the characters of his beloved best sellers Nobody’s Fool and Everybody’s Fool. His book Straight Man in 2023 was developed into the comedy television series Lucky Hank with Bob Odenkirk. His new novel, After the Falls, will be published in August 2026.