JON CLINCH has written several novels including Marley (Atria), Finn, Kings of the Earth, The Thief of Auschwitz, and Belzoni Dreams of Egypt. Formerly a creative director for various advertising agencies in the Philadelphia area, Clinch has lectured and taught widely in settings as varied as Duke University, the Mark Twain House and Museum, and Pennsylvania State University. His latest book is The General and Julia: A Novel (Atria Books), a historical tale about Ulysses S. Grant.