Nickolas Butler
<p><strong>Nickolas Butler</strong><strong> </strong>was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the author of the novel <em>The Hearts of Men, </em>the internationally bestselling and prizewinning novel <em>Shotgun Lovesongs</em>, and the acclaimed short story collection <em>Beneath the Bonfire</em>. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife and their two children.</p>