Rob Roberge is the author out four books of fiction: The Cost of Living, was released in Spring 2013 on Other Voices Books. Previous books include the story collection Working Backwards From the Worst Moment of My Life (2010) and the novels More Than They Could Chew (2005) and Drive (2001/reprint 2006). His memoir, Liar is forthcoming on Crown. He's a core faculty member at UCR/Palm Desert's MFA and has taught at several universities including University of California Riverside's main campus MFA, Antioch, Los Angeles' MFA program and the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, where he received the Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing in 2003. He's a frequent question writer and lecturer and has judged, among others, the Red Hen Story Prize and the University of Ohio/Athens PhD writing award. His stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals and have been widely anthologized. He plays guitar and sings with the LA bands The Danbury Shakes and The Urinals. For news and more info, visit & or email at www.robroberge.com