Devin Murphy is a national bestselling author of the novels The Boat Runner and Tiny Americans, published by Harper Perennial. These books have been selected as Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers, Illinois Reads, and Book of the Year by the Chicago Writer’s Association and Society of Midland Authors. His short story collection, Unbend the River, is published by Black Lawrence Press. He holds a BA and MA from St. Bonaventure University, an MFA from Colorado State University, a PHD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a Professor of Creative Writing at Bradley University, and lives in Chicago with his wife and their three kids