David Small has published six novels. ALMOST FAMOUS was a finalist for the National Book Award, first novel category; THE RIVER IN WINTER was selected by the New York Times as one of its Notable Books of the Year, as was his third book, ALONE. MORE OF EVERYTHING, LIE TO ME and TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN have all received four- and five-star reviews. A Guggenheim Fellow, Small was born in Gardiner, Maine, and raised in Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania. By the time he graduated high school, he had lived the twenty-seven different houses, apartments, boarding houses, and hotels. His family cycled through affluence and bankruptcy, stocking his childhood with a wide-range of people from millionaires to bums and a kaleidoscope of rich experiences that he has drawn on ever since. Considered to be one of the best writers of his generation, Small’s books express the pain and joys of life as lived by relatable characters—stories about people whom readers will recognize as friends, family, and neighbors, and told in hauntingly beautiful prose.

He currently lives outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife and houseful of cats.