Mike Towle, veteran writer and author of more than fifteen books, has been writing for publication since he was fifteen years old covering his high school basketball team for the local paper. Over the years he has worked full-time as a reporter or editor. A native of Vermont, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, a former Army officer, and a huge fan of hyphens and big-shot-foot-in-mouth politicians, Towle resides in the Nashville, Tennessee, area.