Alan Cheuse is the author of three novels, including The Grandmothers' Club and The Light Possessed; three collections of short stories; a memoir, Fall Out of Heaven; and a collection of essays, Listening to the Page: Adventures in Reading and Writing. He serves as book commentator for NPR's evening newsmagazine All Things Considered and as a member of the writing faculty at George Mason University and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.