Stephen Akey is the author of two previous memoirs, College and Library, and of a collection of essays, Culture Fever. His writings have appeared in The New Republic, Arts and Letters Daily, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Stephen Akey is the author of two previous memoirs, College and Library, and of a collection of essays, Culture Fever. His writings have appeared in The New Republic, Arts and Letters Daily, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.