ANDREW FOSTER ALTSCHUL

Deus Ex Machina (Counterponit)

Andrew Foster Altschul will read and sign his new, highly acclaimed novel about a reality show gone awry, Deus Ex Machina. "Brilliant... one of the best novels about American culture in years." --NPR "Deus Ex Machina was a book waiting for someone to write it, and luckily Andrew Foster Altschul took on the job... this is a heady, fast-paced novel." --The Wall Street Journal Andrew Foster Altschul is the author of the novel Lady Lazarus and an O. Henry Prize-winning short story writer. A former music journalist and rock DJ, he is the Books Editor of The Rumpus and director of the Center for Literary Arts at San Jose State University. He lives in San Francisco. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS MARCH 17, 2011.