Sheila Heti lives in Toronto, where she often collaborates with her friends. She is the author of two books: Ticknor (FSG) and The Middle Stories (McSweeney's Books). Her lecture series, Trampoline Hall, has been running monthly since December 2001, and her latest web project were the blogs I Dream of Hillary and I Dream of Barack. She often conducts interviews for The Believer. Her website is www.sheilaheti.net