Description: In stories set on airplanes, in restaurants, at parties, and in assorted bedrooms, the bestselling author of "Bad Behavior" entices readers to "listen in" on characters whom they may not want to know--but whose secrets are irresistibly intriguing.
Brief description: Mary Gaitskills novel, Veronica, was nominated for a 2005 National Book Award and was one of The New York Timess 10 Best Books of 2005. She is also the author of the acclaimed novels Because They Wanted To and Two Girls, Fat and Thin. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harpers Magazine, Esquire, The Best American Short Stories (1993), and The O. Henry Prize Stories (1998). Her short story Secretary was the basis for the film of the same name. She lives in New York.