Biography
Novelist/ghostwriter/journalist Alan Goldsher is the author of Beatles/horror/humor remix novel "Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion" (Gallery Books, 2010), as well as "Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers" (Hal Leonard, 2002), "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" (St. Martin's Press, 2006), and the music-themed novel "Jam" (Permanent Press, 2002). Thomas Dunne Books will release his Von Trapp family/vampire mash-up "My Favorite Fangs" in 2012, and his jazz guide "Miles Davis FAQ" will be published in 2013 by Hal Leonard. "Midnight Movie," his collaboration with director Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") will be published by Three Rivers Press in July, 2011.
As a ghostwriter, Alan has collaborated on projects with comedians Bernie Mac and Fred Willard; actors Michael Madsen and Robert Englund; NFL running backs Thomas and Julius Jones; former NBA player John Salley; Ironman triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, 2008 "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard; and "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar, among other notable celebrities and public figures.
Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chicklit novel "No Ordinary Girl" was published in 2010 by Little Black Dress Books in the U.K., who, in 2008, also released his books, "The True Naomi Story," "Reality Check," and "Today's Special."
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.
