Lisa Zeidner has published five novels, including the critically acclaimed Layover, and two books of poems. Her stories, reviews, and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Slate, GQ, Tin House, and elsewhere. She directs the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
Weird. I've never read a book about a character who is trying to quit smoking in such a powerfully accurate way. Further, there's a main character who has lost all sense of taste. Weird.