George Foynbsp;is the author of many novels, some written under a pseudonym and published by small presses, as well as one non-fiction book. The fiction titles under his name includeBlues for Nansen,To Sleep With Ghosts,Hard Bottom, andnbsp;Mettle. He was born in Cape Cod.Foy, who holds a 100-ton master's license from the U.S. Coast Guard, has worked as an officer on coastal freighters in the British merchant navy, and has captained fishing boats out of Chatham, Mass. He keeps his hand in matters maritime by working on friends' fishing boats and sailing on a family sloop. He has been an investigative reporter, writer, and/or editor for the Cape CodRegister, the Cape CodTimes,… theInternational Herald Tribune, andBusiness Week. His articles, reviews, and stories have been published byRolling Stone, theBoston Globe,Harper's, andMen's Journal.Foy teaches creative writing at New York University. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and Bennington College. He and his wife Liz have two kids, Emilie and Alexandre. Foy splits his time between Cape Cod, Cambridge, and New York.