Spencer Wise

Spencer Wise is an American author and educator. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he holds degrees from Tufts University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Florida State University (Ph.D.). He has worked in editorial departments at Sports Illustrated and Time Out New York. His debut novel, The Emperor of Shoes, draws on his family's history in the shoe industry and his own experiences living in a shoe factory in South China. He is an assistant professor at Augusta University.