Nick Hornby was educated at Cambridge and began his career as an English teacher before going on to write the internationally bestselling novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, How to be Good and A Long Way Down. He has also written three works of non-fiction: the hugely popular Fever Pitch, 31 Songs and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree. Eli Horowitz is managing editor of McSweeney's and publisher of The Believer. He has edited books and stories by writers including Michael Chabon, Denis Johnson, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Weschler, Salvador Plascencia, Lemony Snicket and Chris Adrian. His design work has been honoured by I.D., Print and the American Institute of Graphic Arts.