A life-long Chicagoan, Dennis Foley is the author of the award-winning guidebook The Streets and San Man's Guide to Chicago Eats, and a memoir, The Drunkard's Son. His short fiction and memoir pieces have also appeared in a number of journals. Dennis holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College-Chicago, and a JD from The John Marshall Law School. He is also a proud graduate of Christian Brothers University in Memphis. When he's not writing, Dennis runs a lacrosse program for Southside kids and uses his legal skills to keep his friends out of jail. THE BLUE CIRCUS is his first novel.
