Michael Upchurch is the author of four novels: Jamboree (Knopf), Air (Available Press/Ballantine), The Flame Forest (Available Press/Ballantine) and Passive Intruder (Norton). He’s a freelance arts journalist, covering books, movies, theater, dance, music, visual arts and burlesque. From 1998 to 2008, he was the Seattle Times’ staff book critic. From 2008 to 2014, he was the Seattle Times’ general arts writer.
