Stephen McCauley is the author of The Object of My Affection, True Enough, and Alternatives to Sex. Many of his books have been national bestsellers, and three have been made into feature films. The New York Times Book Review dubbed McCauley “the secret love child of Edith Wharton and Woody Allen”, and he was named a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture. His fiction, reviews, and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Harper’s, Vogue, and many other publications. He currently serves as Co-Director of Creative Writing at Brandeis University.McCauley's new novel is My Ex-Life.
From his Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for My Ex-Life and why did you decide to focus on two ex-spouses reuniting after many years?Visit Stephen McCauley's website.
A: I've always been interested in writing about friendships that are close and loving and that perhaps blur the definitions of "friend" and "lover."
I know a lot of people who, through internet stalking and such, have started writing to and flirting with exes. It's the lure of history and the familiar combined with a new and exciting context.
In this case, the exes know they will never be a couple again in the same way, so it made for...[read on]
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