Tod Goldberg
Tod Goldberg is a New York Times-bestselling author of over a dozen books, including The Low Desert, named Southwest Book of the Year; Gangsterland, a finalist for the Hammett Prize; Gangster Nation; The House of Secrets, which he coauthored with Brad Meltzer; and Living Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
At the Knee
When the student is ready, the teacher will disappear: A novelist on the mentor he left behind.
What Makes a California Writer?
Discover what defines a California writer—from burritos to noir detectives—and why Brooklyn doesn’t matter here.
The Gene Pool
Edward Humes’s The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder explores the conundrum of genetic evidence.
The Structure of the Incidents
All the Secrets of the World is Steve Almond’s first novel, after 20 years.
The Mysteries
Steph Cha reinvents The Best American Mystery and Suspense.
City of Angels
In The System, Ryan Gattis uncovers Los Angeles’s corrupted heart.
The Salton Sea Is One Weird Place
The Salton Sea is one weird place. That may be why so many works of literature keep trying so hard to figure it out.