Mitch Wieland holds an MFA from The University of Alabama, and is currently a full professor at Boise State University, where he has taught for sixteen years. One of the founders of Boise State’s MFA program, he was its director for four years. Wieland founded The Idaho Review in 1998 and continues to serve as its editor, while also penning the acclaimed books Willy Slater’s Lane and God’s Dogs. As a Boise State University Arts and Humanities Fellow, he has recently returned from living in Japan where he researched his newest novel, The Karaoke Man.
J. Reuben Appelman