Dennis Andrulis is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written for the Huffington Post and published nonfiction on the costs of the AIDS epidemic, race and culture, and the intersection of health and society-a lifelong dedication inspired by his mother's immigrant experience and work in social services. A founding board member of Texas Performing Arts, Dennis has long been an active supporter of the arts in the Austin community. In a former life, he worked as an amateur chef for a catering service in college. When he's not biking, reading, writing, or teaching, you can usually find him in the kitchen-or the wine room-preparing meals for his family and friends. Motherlands is his first novel.