Christopher Beha is the author of a memoir, The Whole Five Feet, and the novels Arts & Entertainments and What Happened to Sophie Wilder. His latest novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, was nominated for the 2020 National Book Award. His new book, Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer, will be published in February 2026 by Penguin Press.