John Jeremiah Sullivanis a writer at large forGQ,a contributing editor atHarper’s Magazine,and the southern editor ofThe Paris Review.He is the winner of a Whiting Writers’ Award for emerging writers and a National Magazine Award for feature writing. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he currently lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. He is the author ofBlood Horses(FSG, 2004).