1. Her story 'Roy Spivey' is about a girl who meets a famous actor on a plane. Since the story's publication in The New Yorker, any number of theories have been suggested as to the real life identity of 'Roy' (most notably at Perpetual Folly in a comments section active since 2007). To date, none have been verified, if indeed there is a real life counterpart. You can listen to the story here, and make up your own mind as to whether 'Roy Spivey' is great fiction, clever semi-autobiography or a mix of the two...