Julie Hecht

Who is Julie Hecht?

Julie Hecht is a contemporary American fiction writer specializing in interlacing short stories. She is best known for her book Do the Windows Open?, a series of short stories some of which first appeared independently in The New Yorker. Those stories, Hecht’s first novel, The Unprofessionals, and her most recent story collection, Happy Trails to You, feature a female narrator who is a photographer. Hecht is also the author of Was This Man a Genius?: Talks With Andy Kaufman, an extended interview and profile of Andy Kaufman.