Edward Schwarzschild is the author of the novel Responsible Men (Algonquin), which was chosen by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the best books of 2005. His short story collection, No Rest for the Middleman, will be published by Algonquin in fall 2007. He currently teaches fiction writing and contemporary literature at the University at Albany, SUNY. For more info, visit responsiblemen.com.

• October 2006: Interview with William Kennedy
  “If I know too much too soon I’ll stop writing out of boredom.”