Lou Berney is the author of three previous novels, "Gutshot Straight," "Whiplash River," and multiple prize-winning "The Long and Faraway Gone." His short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His newest novel, "November Road," was named one of the best books of 2018 by the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Booklist, Library Journal, the Guardian, the Dallas Morning News, LitHub, and more.