Novelist/ghostwriter/journalist
Alan Goldsher is the author of the forthcoming Beatles/horror/humor mash-up
Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion (Gallery Books, June 22, 2010), as well as
Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,
Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read, and the novel
Jam.
Midnight Movie, the novel he co-wrote with director Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") will be published in 2011. Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chicklit novels
The True Naomi Story,
Reality Check, and
Today's Special were released in the U.K. and Marabout in France in 2008, with
No Ordinary Girl to come in 2011.
As a ghostwriter, Alan has collaborated on projects with comedians Bernie Mac and Fred Willard; actor Robert Englund, Ironman triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, and "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar, among other notable celebrities and public figures.
Alan's sportswriting has been seen in ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, NBA.com, and ChicagoBulls.com, and he reviews books for Kirkus.
During his 10-plus years as a professional bassist, Goldsher recorded with Janet Jackson, Cypress Hill, and Naughty by Nature; toured the world with Digable Planets; and performed at the 1994 Grammy Awards.
Alan lives and writes in Chicago.