Nick Russel Fowler is an American author and musician who began making music while studying at Cornell University. In 1989, he moved to New York City and teamed up with Gregg Wattenberg, Michael Haar, and Greg Smith to form Tonto Tonto. Fowler has published two novels. His first was released in 2002 entitled A Thing About Curtis and Camilla and was published by Pantheon Books in the U.S. and by Hodder & Stoughton in the U.K. This novel was followed by My Virtuous Sister. He has also published an essay collection entitled Master of DiviniTy: Collected Essays.