Andrew Giarelli is the author of „American Romanista“, which delves into Rome’s historic and contemporary neighborhoods, and dozens of articles about European cities and American places. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, documented folklore on a Native American reservation, and launched an award-winning regional magazine. He was twice a senior Fulbright scholar, in Malta and Slovakia. Currently he teaches literature and journalism at an international university in Prague. He writes for „Prague Life!“ and „The Slovak Spectator“. „The Talking Statues“ is his first novel. He and his wife Kim, an elementary school special education teacher, split their time between Portland, Oregon, and Prague.