New York native Julian Tepper is a man of many talents. As the bass player for the indie rock band The Natural History, he co-wrote Spoon's hit "Don't You Evah" and helped produce the band's two studio albums, Beatbeatheartbeat and the People That I Meet. Discovered by film director Stephen Daldry, Tepper was cast in a featured role in 2011's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Julian is the co-founder of the The Oracle Club, a salon and workspace for artists and writers in New York. Balls is his first novel.