John Metcalf 
The Museum at the End of the World 

Set in Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, and Ottawa, Ontario, the stories in
The Museum at the End of the World span the life of writer Robert Ford and his wife Sheila. Playing with various forms of comedy throughout, author John Metcalf paints a portrait of 20th century literary life with levity, satire, and unsuspecting moments of emotional depth.

About the author

John Metcalf was Senior Editor at the Porcupine’s Quill until 2005, and is now Fiction Editor at Biblioasis. A scintillating writer, a magisterial editor, and a noted anthologist, he is the author of more than a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction, including
Standing Stones: Selected Stories, Adult Entertainment, Going Down Slow and
Kicking Against the Pricks. He lives in Ottawa with his wife, Myrna.