Evan J. Mandery

Evan Mandery was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Meadow, Long Island. He is the author of three novels: Dreaming of Gwen Stefani, First Contact (Or It's Later Than You Think), and, most recently, Q. He has also written two works of non-fiction: The Campaign, a memoir of the 1997 New York City mayoral campaign, and Capital Punishment, an introduction to the major debates on the death penalty. His most recent book is A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America, published by W.W. Norton. Evan is a professor at the City University of New York, and an avid poker player and golfer. He lives in Manhasset, New York, with his wife, Valli Rajah-Mandery, a sociologist, and their three children.