William Hazelgrove is the bestselling author of six novels: Ripples, Mica Highways, Rocket Man, Tobacco Sticks, The Pitcher, and his latest, Real Santa. His books have received starred reviews in Publisher Weekly, Book of the Month Selections, ALA Editors Choice Awards Junior Library Guild Selections and optioned for the movies. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence where he wrote in the attic of Ernest Hemingway's birthplace. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today and other publications and has been featured on NPR All Things Considered. The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today have all covered his books with features. He runs a political cultural blog, The View From Hemingway's Attic. He lives in Chicago.
