Richard RussoRichard Russo is the author of nine novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and several produced screenplays. Empire Falls won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and his adaptation of the book for HBO was nominated for an Emmy. Hs collection of essays, The Destiny Thief, will be published in 2018. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Portland, Maine. Read More Read Less