More recently, Gold co-wrote episodes of the stage show The Thrilling Adventure Hour and the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. He has written extensively about comics creator Jack Kirby, most notably for the Masters of American Comics and Comic Book Apocalypse museum show catalogues. He has also ventured into comic books, including The Spirit, featuring artwork by Eduardo Risso, and The Escapist, with artwork by Gene Colan.

Gold wrote a single 1997 episode of the cartoon show Hey Arnold. He has also published fiction, essays, memoir and reviews in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Playboy, Wired and Zyzzyva. Gold's short stories have appeared in a number of issues of McSweeney's.

It’s likely the best memoir published in years.' About it, Darin Strauss ( Half a Life, Chang and Eng) writes, '“ I Will Be Complete is the best memoir I’ve read in years. His most recent book is a memoir, I Will Be Complete (Knopf, 2018). His next novel, Sunnyside (Knopf, 2009), is a dark romp concerning Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame during World War I and its parallels with America's embrace of its part on the world stage. It has been translated into 14 languages. you're unlikely to read a better book this year.Glen David Gold is the author of Carter Beats the Devil (Hyperion, 2001), a historical novel about Charles Carter, a real-life San Francisco stage magician who performs for President Warren Harding on the evening of Harding's mysterious death. a daredevil feat of writing that will remind you how much fun reading can be - Helen Brown, Daily Telegraphīrilliantly inventive and constantly surprising. Charles PalliserĪn extraordinary story. The plot is endlessly inventive and surprising and pulls the reader through some very complicated events in the most compelling way. Encore please! - The FaceĪ magnificent achievement. The droll, good-natured narrative never stumbles over 600 pages and Gold's characters, the endearingly troubled Carter at the top of the bill, sit so naturally in the proceedings they positively seem to enjoy being part of his show. What's most unbelievable about this stagey set-up is that it's based on actual events. It's refreshing to see an author so obviously into his characters and debut novelist Glen David Gold radiates enthusiasm in his tale of magician Charles Carter, implicated in the death of 29th US president Warren Harding. Savour its every page - Graham Caveney, IndependentĪ top-hat-and-tails performance.suspenseful, compendious, moving and persuasive - Michael Chabon the plot turns a dazzling array of somersaults. Engaging, comical and, yes, magical, this is a sure-fire contender for the debut novel of the year.

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