Don Silver has been a musician, talent scout for a record company, record producer, business person, and consultant to CEOs. He has an MFA from Bennington College. His first novel, Backward-Facing Man, published by Ecco/HarperCollins, was hailed as “memorably offbeat” (The New York Times) and “illuminating and entertaining” (Pittsburgh Tribune). Scorched is his second novel. Originally from Philadelphia, Don lives in Asheville, NC.