Alan Goldsher's Biography

Writer/musician Alan Goldsher is the author of Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read (St. Martin's Press, 2006) and Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Hal Leonard, 2002), as well as the music-themed novels JamThe Record Haus (PublishAmerica 2003). Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chicklit novels, The True Naomi Story and Reality Check, were published by Little Black Dress Books in the U.K. in 2008; the follow-up, and Today's Special, will come in 2009. (Permanent Press, 2002) and

As a ghostwriter, Alan has collaborated with a number of celebrities and public figures, including comedians Fred Willard and Bernie Mac, NFL stars Thomas and Julius Jones, actors Michael Madsen and Dustin "Screech" Diamond, 2008 "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard, and Ironman triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, among others.

Alan's sportswriting has been seen in ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, and NBA.com. He is a regular contributor to the music magazines Bass Player and Drum!, and he reviews books for Kirkus.

During his decade-plus as a professional bassist, Goldsher has 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. You can visit Alan at http://www.AlanGoldsher.com, or email him at AlanWrites@cs.com.