The Night Listener is a 2000 roman à clef by Armistead Maupin. The novel's plot is based on the author's interaction with Anthony Godby Johnson, the purported author of a book, A Rock and a Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story, both before and after Anthony is suspected of being a hoax.
The novel was adapted into a 2006 film (also titled The Night Listener) starring Robin Williams, which was co-written by Maupin, Terry Anderson and director Patrick Stettner.
