Michael Farris Smith
<DIV><B>Michael Farris Smith</B> is the author of <I>The Fighter</I>, <I>Desperation Road</I>, <I>Rivers</I>, and <I>The Hands of Strangers</I>. His novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with <I>Esquire</I>, <I>Southern Living</I>, <I>Book Riot</I>, and numerous others, and have been named Indie Next List, Barnes & Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections. He has been a finalist for the Southern Book Prize, the Gold Dagger Award in the UK, and the Grand Prix des Lectrices in France, and his essays have appeared with <I>The New York Times</I>, <I>Bitter Southerner</I>, <I>Writer's Bone</I>, and more. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and two daughters.</DIV>