“It’s exciting to meet an author who’s unafraid of heights.”
– New York Times Book Review

“A seer with extraordinary literary skills and a piquant sense of humor.”
– Chicago Tribune

Alex Shakar’s first novel, The Savage Girl, was selected as a New York Times Notable Book and Booksense 76 Pick, and has been translated into six foreign languages. His story collection, City In Love, was the winner of the FC2 National Fiction Competition. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he now teaches fiction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and lives in Chicago with his wife, the composer Olivia Block. His new novel, Luminarium, comes out this August.