STEVE ALMOND

(Not That You Asked)
Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions:
A collection of essays and opinions (Random House)

Steve Almond is the author of two story collections, My Life in Heavy Metal -- which has been a Skylight Books bestseller for years! -- and The Evil B.B. Chow, the non-fiction book Candyfreak, and the novel Which Brings Me to You, co-written with Julianna Baggott. He lives outside Boston with his wife and baby daughter Josephine, who can and will kick your ass with cuteness.

(Photographer: Erin Almond)