Somebody's Fool

Richard Russo is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including Somebody’s Fool, Chances Are..., Everybody’s Fool, and That Old Cape Magic; two collections of stories including The Whore's Child; and the memoir Elsewhere. In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Empire Falls, which, like Nobody’s Fool, won multiple awards for its screen adaptation. In 2023 his novel Straight Man was adapted into the television series Lucky Hank. In 2017 he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine for Everybody’s Fool. Russo lives in Portland, Maine, and his latest novel is Under the Falls (2026).

Mark Bramhall's extensive theatre work in Los Angeles and New York include performances in Our Town, Julius Caesar, Tartuffe, The Learned Ladies and The Winter's Tale. He holds numerous honours for his narrations and has repeatedly been featured among AudioFile Magazine’s best readers of the year. Mark has had recurring television roles on Alias, That '70s Show and Days of Our Lives. His other television and film credits include 24, ER, Vanilla Sky and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.