William Cane
William Cane is the pen name of Michael Christian. He began his career innocently enough as a professor
of English at Boston College, but when his book The Art of
Kissing was published in 1991 his life changed almost overnight. Before he knew it, he was asked to speak
about kissing at colleges across the country, and then television and radio stations began asking him to appear
on their shows to help people kiss. Affectionately known as “The Kissing Doctor,”
he has appeared on more than a hundred radio and television programs,
including Today, The View, and CBS This Morning. His research has been featured
in print and electronic media internationally and has appeared in such publications as Glamour,
Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Elle, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune.
Educated at Fordham, Boston College, Boston College Law School, and Boston University, he practiced law briefly in 1986 before switching careers. He teaches English at the College of Staten Island.
Cane is the author of The Art of Kissing, The Book of Kisses, The Art of Hugging, The Art of Kissing Book of Questions & Answers, Kiss Like a Star, and The Birth Order Book of Love (2008). He wrote the book and lyrics for Meet the Real Ernest Shackleton which was produced off-off-Broadway in 2004. Cane lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.