ANDREW HOLLERAN, the pseudonym of Eric Garber, is “a pioneer in gay literature for a post-Stonewall age,” according to The New York Times. He published his first book, Dancer from the Dance: A Novel, in 1978. Holleran is also the author of Nights in Aruba: A Novel and The Beauty of Men: A Novel; a book of essays, Ground Zero (reissued as Chronicle of a Plague, Revisited); a collection of short stories, In September, the Light Changes; and a novella, Grief. For many years, he wrote regularly for the groundbreaking gay magazine Christopher Street. More recently, he has contributed to The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide.