DAVID COMFORT

After graduating with a BA in Literature from Reed College, the author began his literary career as a novelist and short fiction writer. He was among the eleven finalists (from a field of 3400) for the Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Award (judges: Mona Simpson, Scott Turow). He was a finalist for the Heekin/Graywolf Fellowship and the Helicon Nine Award in Short Fiction, as well as for the Faulkner Awards. 

His stories have appeared in Pig Iron, Eclectic Literary Forum, Pacific Review, the Coe Review among other leading publications. His Honorable Mention short story in the Belletrist Review was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His coming-of-age novel, about a boys’ prep school, was a finalist for America’s Best Award twice. 

David has written three popular trade titles for Simon & Schuster. The Chicago Tribune, San Diego Herald, Tampa Herald, and other newspapers carried features on his work. On promotional tours, the author made numerous television appearances and conducted many radio interviews.

THE ROCK AND ROLL BOOK OF THE DEAD, released September 2009 by Citadel/Kensington, is the author's fourth title. His blogs on pop culture and rock music appear on The Wrap, CultureCatch, and Blender. He is currently doing radio interviews, TV appearances, and public readings.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS & APPEARANCES-2009

8/14 PAUL HARRIS / TRISH GAZALL SHOW. 550 KTRS Radio (St. Louis) 

http://www.ktrs.com/

8/14 THE STEVE FAST SHOW. WJBC Radio (Bloomington, Il). 

http://wjbc.com/portals/BLO/WJBCAM/WebReady/Media/                                                   00006_081409DavidComfort.mp3

8/17 JACK ROBERTS TALK SHOW (RadioJack)

http://www.crntalk.com

8/21 JAY THOMAS SHOW, Howard Stern Network (Serius)

http://www.jaythomasshow.com/

8/25 KFOG MORNING SHOW, San Francisco

http://www.kfog.com/PROGRAMMING/kfogmorningshow/tabid/229/Default.aspx

8/28 ALAN HANDELMAN SHOW: “ROCK TALK”

http://brokencontrollers.com/the-allan-handelman-show-the-rock-n-roll-book-of-the-t3864658.php

9/7 JOHN CARNEY SHOW CBS Radio (St. Louis)

http://www.kmox.com/The-Carney-Show/1670961

9/9 GOOD DAY SHOW. FOX TV 11 (Los Angeles), 

http://media.myfoxla.com/gdlatoday/

9/9 MAGGIE PASCAL SHOW (Baltimore)  http://maggiepascal.com/

9/23 BOOK LAUNCH PARTY. THE TANK (New York City)

http://www.thetanknyc.org/music

9/ 24 THE WORD BOOKSTORE (Brooklyn, NY)

http://wordbrooklyn.wordpress.com/events/

Rock’n’Read panel discussion w/ David Comfort, David Browne, Greg Milner,Theo Kogan 

10/ 10 LITQUAKE (San Francisco). Author reading

http://www.litquake.org/festival-schedule-2009/