The author of the acclaimed novel
The Brief History of the Dead
now gives us one hundred funny, poignant, scary, and thought-provoking ghost stories that explore all aspects of the afterlife.
Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Brockmeier received his MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1997. His stories have been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeny's, Crazyhorse, and The Georgia Review. He is the recipient of an O. Henry Award, the Nelson Algren Award, and a National Endowment of the Arts grant..