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novelist / ghostwriter : AlanGoldsher@gmail.com
Alan Goldsher
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Alan Goldsher's latest book is the Beatles/horror/comedy remix novel Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion (Gallery Books, 2010). He is also 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 novel Jam. Midnight Movie, his collaboration with director Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) will be released by Three Rivers Press in 2011. Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chicklit novels The True Naomi Story, Reality Check, and Today's Special were published in the U.K. in 2008, with No Ordinary Girl to come in 2011.

Alan is the co-author of actor Robert Englund's Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams (Pocket Books, 2009) and triathlete Sarah Reinertsen's In a Single Bound: Losing My Leg, Finding Myself, and Training for Life (Globe Pequot, 2009). He has also collaborated on book projects with comedians Bernie Mac and Fred Willard, actors Michael Madsen and Joey Lawrence, former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar, former NBA player John Salley, and Chicago-based improvisational comics T.J. & Dave, among other notable celebrities and public figures. For ghostwriting information or rates, please email AlanTheFriendlyGhost@gmail.com

Goldsher's sportswriting has been seen in ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, and NBA.com, and he has contributed to the music periodicals Bass Player and Drum.

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.

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years experience: 13
rates: For ghostwriting rates, please email AlanTheFriendlyGhost@gmail.com.
SKILLS
Proofreading, Copy editing, Book Doctor, Line-editing, Developmental editing, Proposal writing/editing, Book packaging, Research, Writing, Ghost-writing, Copywriting, Fiction writing
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy/science fiction, Juvenile fiction, Reference, Biography, History, Mind/body/spirit, Health, Travel, Lifestyle, Cookbooks, Children's books, Sports, African-American, Music, Film, Memoirs, Law
TRADE REFERENCES
PRAISE FOR "PAUL IS UNDEAD: THE BRITISH ZOMBIE INVASION"

“Bloody brilliant.”
-Parade

“Are readers ready for a world in which the Beatles just wanna eat your brains? Goldsher thinks so, and he may be right. This alternate history reimagines successes, failures, and rivalries with over-the-top bizarro charm.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Goldsher turns in a classic rags-to-riches tale of aspiration and success that would do Horatio Alger proud, punctuated by no end of gore.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“A post-modern gothic classic.”
-Mick Wall, author of When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

“If you’ve ever wondered (as I have) how the story of the Beatles would have turned out if, instead of a quartet of working-class Liverpool lads, they had been a bunch of zombies, this hilarious book finally answers the question.”
-Michael Ian Black, comedian and author of Clappy as a Ham

“Goldsher imbues his broad, over-the-top, gleefully gore-flecked horror with nuance. A gag-per-minute pace.”
-NPR.org

“Paul Is Undead portrays the Beatles as larger than life—and larger than death, but Goldsher manages to make both Lennon and McCartney sound like something they haven't been in decades: human.”
-Washington Post

“An absolute delight. 308 pages of satirical hilarity dressed up like the best Rolling Stone article ever.”
-Chicago Examiner

“Investigative music journalist Alan Goldsher has ripped the moptops off the Fab Four, revealing the wormy undead belly of godless, noggin-gobbling Rock and Roll. Read it, or die.”
-Larry Doyle, author of I Love You, Beth Cooper and Go, Mutants!

“Brilliant and hilarious. Two decaying thumbs up.”
-Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero

“Paul Is Undead is the Abbey Road of Beatles zombie mashup novels.”
-A. J. Jacobs, author of The Guinea Pig Diaries and The Year of Living Biblically

“Paul is Undead caused this reviewer to laugh hard enough to pull a muscle. To pass by this literary cinematography would be a mistake.”
-New York Journal of Books

“The horror mash-up publishing craze is still spreading like a plague, and while some of the most popular products seem like easy ways to digest the classics, this clever take on the subgenre will bring music nerds into its fandom.”
-Booklist

“I didn’t think it was possible to breathe this much fresh life into the zombie mash-up sub-genre.”
-G.O.R.E. Score

NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE FEATURES

-Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/books/2429596,paul-is-undead-062710.article

-Time.com
http://techland.com/2010/07/02/qa-paul-is-undead-author-mashes-zombies-with-the-beatles/

-MTV.com
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/08/05/exclusive-paul-is-undead-author-alan-goldsher-developing-sequel-poppermost-over-america/

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/05/26/paul-is-undead-author-alan-goldsher-envisions-high-budget-zombified-behind-the-music-for-movie/

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/05/24/paul-is-undead-author-alan-goldsher-mashing-up-elvis-presley-and-frankenstein-next/

-Deadline.com
http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/the-beatles-join-the-zombie-hit-parade/

RADIO APPEARANCES

-BBC World News, air date 5/11
-The Mancow Show (national), air date 6/22
-WZLX-FM (Boston), air date 6/22
-KINK-FM (Portland), air date 6/22
-WNYC-FM’s Soundcheck (New York NPR), air date 6/23

FILM RIGHTS

-Optioned by Double Feature Films (Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher)

AUDIOBOOK

-Blackstone Audio, narrated by Simon Vance, available now

FOREIGN RIGHTS

-Editora Record (Brazil), available 2010

BOOKSTORE PROMOTION

-Borders: “Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off” in July

EVENTS

-PEN America interview: New York City, 6/21
-Book Launch: Norwood Club, New York City, 6/22
-Reading: McNally Jackson, New York City, 6/23
-Book Launch: Abbey Pub, Chicago, 6/28
-Reading: Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago, 6/29
-Panel Discussion: Comic-Con, New York, date TBD

MOST RECENT PROJECTS
"Frankenstein Has Left the Building" - A Presley/Shelley remix (For rights information, contact Jason Ashlock: jason.ashlock@movabletypenyc.com)
AGENT
Jason Ashlock
Movable Type Literary Group
(646) 448-4655
jason.ashlock@movabletypenyc.com
www.MovableTypeNYC.com
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