Steve Almond is the author of ten books of fiction and non-fiction including the New York Times best-sellers, Candyfreak and Against Football. He was also the host of the popular podcast Dear Sugars with fellow author Cheryl Strayed.
Almond's latest book, William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life is part of the "Bookmarked" series from Ig Publishers, in which authors talk about their favorite novels and how they've impacted their life and work. The subject of Almond's book is the 1965 novel Stoner by John Williams.
Almond will be teaching several intensive and generative classes at Hugo House in Seattle September 15-17, including The Ultimate Craft Class, The Beauty and Peril of Friendship, and Funny is the New Deep.