Justin Torres
Justin Torres grew up in Baldwinsville, New York, as the youngest of three boys. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother is of Italian and Irish descent. His first novel, We The Animals, based on his childhood, received wide praise. After enrolling in and dropping out of SUNY Purchase and working odd jobs across the United States for several years, a friend invited Torres to sit in on a fiction writing class at the New School. This experience prompted him to start writing seriously. Torres...
