Tod Goldberg
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Tod Goldberg is an American author and journalist, best known for his novels Fake Liar Cheat (Pocket Books
/MTV) and Living Dead Girl (Soho Press), and the short story collections Simplify (OV Books) and Other Resort Cities. He is the brother of novelist Lee Goldberg
and authors Linda Woods and Karen Dinino, as well as the nephew of true crime writer Burl Barer
.
Goldberg's second novel, Living Dead Girl, was a finalist for the 2003 Los Angeles Times
Book Prize for best mystery and was featured as one of January Magazines top novels of 2002. His third book, Simplify, culled stories from the past decade of his career into one volume, the first published by OV Books, the book publishing arm of the literary journal Other Voices. It received notable reviews in numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times
, Chicago Tribune
, Washington Post and Chicago Sun-Times
and was named a 2006 Finalist for the Southern California Booksellers Association Award in Fiction. His next book of short stories, Other Resort Cities, was released in October 2009 by OV Books to wide acclaim, including a rave review from the Los Angeles Times
.
He is also the author of original novels based on the USA Network TV series Burn Notice
. The novels to date are The Fix, The End Game, The Giveaway, The Reformed, and The Bad Beat.
In 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year by the students at the UCLA Extension program, where he taught creative writing. He's currently the administrative director of the MFA in creative writing program at University of California-Riverside's Palm Desert, California, campus.
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
/MTV) and Living Dead Girl (Soho Press), and the short story collections Simplify (OV Books) and Other Resort Cities. He is the brother of novelist Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter and producer, known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk...
and authors Linda Woods and Karen Dinino, as well as the nephew of true crime writer Burl Barer
Burl Barer
Burl Barer is an American author and literary historian. He is best known for his fiction and non-fiction writings about the character Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint".-The Saint:...
.
Goldberg's second novel, Living Dead Girl, was a finalist for the 2003 Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
Book Prize for best mystery and was featured as one of January Magazines top novels of 2002. His third book, Simplify, culled stories from the past decade of his career into one volume, the first published by OV Books, the book publishing arm of the literary journal Other Voices. It received notable reviews in numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Washington Post and Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
and was named a 2006 Finalist for the Southern California Booksellers Association Award in Fiction. His next book of short stories, Other Resort Cities, was released in October 2009 by OV Books to wide acclaim, including a rave review from the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
.
He is also the author of original novels based on the USA Network TV series Burn Notice
Burn notice
A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...
. The novels to date are The Fix, The End Game, The Giveaway, The Reformed, and The Bad Beat.
In 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year by the students at the UCLA Extension program, where he taught creative writing. He's currently the administrative director of the MFA in creative writing program at University of California-Riverside's Palm Desert, California, campus.
External links
- Tod Goldberg's Official Website
- Tod Goldberg's Blog
- OV Books Page
- Interview in SmokeLong Quarterly
- Short Story "This Is What You Left Behind" in SmokeLong Quarterly
- Review Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
Review of Other Resort Cities