Aryn Kyle is the author of the bestselling novel "The God of Animals" and a graduate of the University of Montana writing program.Her short stories have appeared in"Ploughshares", "The Georgia Review", "Alaska Quarterly Review", "Best New American Voices"2005, "Best American Short Stories 2007, " and"The Atlantic Monthly, "for whichher story "Foaling Season" won a National Magazine Award.She is also the recipient of the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award, and others. Shelives in New York.