Brady Udall is the author of Letting Loose the Hounds , The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint , an international bestseller, and the newly released The Lonely Polygamist . His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Playboy, GQ and Esquire , and his stories and essays have been featured on National Public Radio’s This American Life . He teaches in the MFA program at Boise State University, and lives in Boise, Idaho and Teasdale, Utah with his wife and children.