The Collective

AUTHOR’S NOTE

This novel would not have been possible without a residency provided by the Lannan Foundation. Thanks to Jo Chapman, Martha Jessup, Douglas Humble, Ray Freese, and, of course, Patrick Lannan, and to all the townspeople of Marfa, Texas, in particular Tim Johnson and Caitlin Murray.

For their editorial insights and support, I would like to thank my editor, Alane Salierno Mason; my agent, Maria Massie; and my friends Jennifer Egan and Fred Leebron.

I’m also indebted to Hans Evers, Katherine Bell, Kathy Herold, Ben Lerner, Paul Yoon, Richard Haesler, Maryanne O’Hara, Ruth Ernst, Om Paramapoonya, Elliott Holt, Meghan O’Rourke, Alan Vana, David Opdyke, Leland Cheung, Don Smith, Katie Mitchell, and the Corporation of Yaddo for their assistance.

Thanks, too, to Denise Scarfi, Dave Cole, Don Rifkin, and Alice Rha at W. W. Norton.