I am a writer and a teacher of writing. My published works include four published books of fiction (three novels), and two works of historical nonfiction, including the just-published Conspiracy of One. I have taught at Columbia University, Harvard University and currently am a Senior Lecturer at the Boston University College of Communication. I am an lifelong tennis player, reader and traveler. I have roamed the world, and lived in Africa, traveled in Asia, written about revolution in Africa and China and visit France, England and Italy frequently with my wife. I am a graduate of The Writing Seminars, Johns Hopkins (MA 1975).