Tom Perrotta is the author of five previous works of fiction: Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Election, and The New York Times bestsellers Joe College and Little Children. Election was made into the acclaimed movie directed by Alexander Payne and starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. Perrotta was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay of the movie version of Little Children, which was directed by Todd Field and starred Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connelly. Perrotta lives with his family outside Boston, Massachusetts. Please visit his Web site at www.tomperrotta.net.