Graham is the author of seven poetry books and the one-time editorand publisher of a literary periodical. He has a degree in English, adiploma in teaching, and was the Ursula Bethell Resident in CreativeWriting in 2004. Max Gunn's Pay Book is his first novel. He enjoysreading, brisk walks, and designing gardens. Of English and Scottishdescent, he grew up in the lower half of the North Island, but now livesin Northland on an acre of native trees and tropical fruits. He has livedin all of New Zealand's major cities, as well as in Essex for a decade,from where he travelled throughout Europe and the Mediterranean,visiting sites that feature in this novel.