ANN HOOD Crime: Lying Ann Hood is the author of seven novels, including Somewhere Off The Coast Of Maine; A Memoir, Do Not Go Gentle: My Search For Miracles In A Cynical Time; and a collection of short stories, An Ornithologist's Guide To Life. Her essays and stories have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Paris Review, Glimmer Train, Traveler, and Food and Wine. She has twice won The Pushcart Prize, as well as a Best American Spiritual Writing Award and The Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction. Her new novel, The Knitting Circle, was published in January 2007 by WW Norton. www.annhood.us.