Dominic Smith.s most recent novel is The New York Times and The Australian bestseller, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. His third novel, Bright and Distant Shores was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, and was named by Kirkus as one of the 'Best Books of 2011'...Dominic.s awards include a Dobie Paisano Fellowship, the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Prize and the Gulf Coast Fiction Prize. His debut novel, The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre, was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Book and received the Turner Prize for First Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters. His second novel, The Beautiful Miscellaneous, was a Booklist Editors' Choice and optioned for film by Southpaw Entertainment. His fiction has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly...Born in the Blue Mountains, Dominic lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and family...