Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978) is an American author.
[1] Hallberg was born outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up in Greenville, North Carolina.
In 2001 he received a degree in English from Washington University in St. Louis, where he met Elise White, his future wife.
She graduated from Washington University in 2000 with degrees in English and African-American studies.
[4][5][6] His debut novella, A Field Guide to the North American Family, was published in 2007.