David Goodwillie

David Goodwillie is the author of the acclaimed novel American Subversive, and the memoir Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time, for which he was named one of the “Best New Writers of 2006” by members of the PEN American Center. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Beast, and his fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including New York, Men’s Health, Black Book, the New York Times, the New York Post, The New York Observer, The Rumpus and Deadspin. He has also played professional baseball, worked as a private investigator, and been an expert at Sotheby's. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives and works in New York City.