Tod Goldberg is the
author of the crime-tinged novels Living
Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book
Prize, Fake Liar Cheat, and the popular Burn
Notice series.
His essay “When They Let Them Bleed” was selected by Cheryl Strayed
for inclusion in Best American Essays 2013. He is also the author of the story
collections Simplify a 2006 finalist for the SCIBA Award
for Fiction and winner of the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize, and Other Resort Cities. His short fiction has appeared in numerous
journals and anthologies, twice receiving special mention for the Pushcart Prize
as well as being named a distinguished story of the year in The Best American Mystery Stories 2009. His essays, journalism, and criticism
appear regularly in many publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Las
Vegas CityLife, and
have been featured in E!, Salon, Jewcy, and the Wall Street Journal, among many others.
