Aaron Krach

Born in Michigan but raised in Los Angeles, Aaron Krach is a writer and artist who lives on Manhattan's Lower East Side. His first novel, 'Half-Life' was published in 2004 to critical acclaim. ('An engrossing tale offering insight into loss, mourning'and young, fresh love,' Time Out new York.) It was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award and the Violet Quill Award for Debut Fiction. He's currently a features editor at House Beautiful magazine published by Hearst. As an artist, Aaron has exhibited his photographs, videos and installations at galleries in cities around the world from Seattle to Sao Paolo.

He loves eating pasta in Italy, getting toys on Christmas, taking photographs by night but writing at the crack of dawn. Aaron thinks art should be human and sexy, just like a very good book.