Tod Goldberg
@todgoldberg.bsky.social
Crooks. Gangsters. Rabbis. Burned spies. Noir holidays.
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A few years ago, I was asked by the LA Times to write a piece on Hanukkah. I ended up having a few things to say. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: This Hanukkah, a broken menorah and a memory that may not exist
My bookshelves are filled with theology, but this Hanukkah I'm still seeking answers to my grandfather’s old questions about what it means to be Jewish.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A few years ago, I was asked by the LA Times to write a piece on Hanukkah. I ended up having a few things to say. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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"Composed of 11 stories written by heavyweights in the crime fiction genre, EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS is a thrilling collection that touches on the breadth of what noir can offer." Read our review of this gripping noir collection below, edited by Tod Goldberg. bit.ly/3VFuAlh
Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir
It is odd that Eight Very Bad Nights exists. Was there a demand for a collection of noir stories about Hanukkah?
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December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Composed of 11 stories written by heavyweights in the crime fiction genre, EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS is a thrilling collection that touches on the breadth of what noir can offer." Read our review of this gripping noir collection below, edited by Tod Goldberg. bit.ly/3VFuAlh
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ME: Started the new @todgoldberg.bsky.social the other day
ROX: Yeah, what's it like?
ME: You know, it's like he creates all of these interestingly shady characters and then slams them together like billiard balls.
ROX: ....
ME: Just to see what happens.
ROX: Yeah, what's it like?
ME: You know, it's like he creates all of these interestingly shady characters and then slams them together like billiard balls.
ROX: ....
ME: Just to see what happens.
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ME: Started the new @todgoldberg.bsky.social the other day
ROX: Yeah, what's it like?
ME: You know, it's like he creates all of these interestingly shady characters and then slams them together like billiard balls.
ROX: ....
ME: Just to see what happens.
ROX: Yeah, what's it like?
ME: You know, it's like he creates all of these interestingly shady characters and then slams them together like billiard balls.
ROX: ....
ME: Just to see what happens.
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@todgoldberg.bsky.social, the master maker of @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social has a new book out and it just landed on my front doorstep. I wish I could be in Palm Desert with all my UCR friends, but this is a pretty good consolation prize.
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@todgoldberg.bsky.social, the master maker of @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social has a new book out and it just landed on my front doorstep. I wish I could be in Palm Desert with all my UCR friends, but this is a pretty good consolation prize.
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This conversation between @bradlisti.bsky.social and @todgoldberg.bsky.social was great company during one of my long drives this week! Can't wait to dive into my copy of ONLY WAY OUT.
Today on the program: @todgoldberg.bsky.social is the guest. His new novel, ONLY WAY OUT, publishes this week on Thomas & Mercer.
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This conversation between @bradlisti.bsky.social and @todgoldberg.bsky.social was great company during one of my long drives this week! Can't wait to dive into my copy of ONLY WAY OUT.
Let me take up several posts talking my hometown of Palm Springs...moved to Palm Springs in the middle of 8th grade, though our family (through generations) had been coming here since the 1950s and had owned homes here almost as long.
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Let me take up several posts talking my hometown of Palm Springs...moved to Palm Springs in the middle of 8th grade, though our family (through generations) had been coming here since the 1950s and had owned homes here almost as long.
A great conversation!
In case you missed it last night, here's my chat with @todgoldberg.bsky.social
Bestselling Author Tod Goldberg Discusses His New Crime Novel ONLY WAY OUT, His Writing, And More
YouTube video by Robert Swartwood
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December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
A great conversation!
Great fun talking to James DF Hannah about all things big and small.
We’re gonna take the money and run here at That Noise at 2 AM, talking to @todgoldberg.bsky.social about Jason Isbell, moral flexibility, and his latest novel, ONLY WAY OUT.
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#49: Five for Them, One for Me, with Tod Goldberg
Tod's latest, ONLY WAY OUT, is available now.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Great fun talking to James DF Hannah about all things big and small.
Did I take a nap so I can stay up and watch
Jason Isbell and @drivebytruckers.bsky.social on Colbert tonight? Look, there's nothing more punk rock than sleeping in your jeans on the couch while your wife watches Hallmark Christmas movies so you can stay up beyond midnight to watch the rock show.
Jason Isbell and @drivebytruckers.bsky.social on Colbert tonight? Look, there's nothing more punk rock than sleeping in your jeans on the couch while your wife watches Hallmark Christmas movies so you can stay up beyond midnight to watch the rock show.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Did I take a nap so I can stay up and watch
Jason Isbell and @drivebytruckers.bsky.social on Colbert tonight? Look, there's nothing more punk rock than sleeping in your jeans on the couch while your wife watches Hallmark Christmas movies so you can stay up beyond midnight to watch the rock show.
Jason Isbell and @drivebytruckers.bsky.social on Colbert tonight? Look, there's nothing more punk rock than sleeping in your jeans on the couch while your wife watches Hallmark Christmas movies so you can stay up beyond midnight to watch the rock show.
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Today on the program: @todgoldberg.bsky.social is the guest. His new novel, ONLY WAY OUT, publishes this week on Thomas & Mercer.
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Today on the program: @todgoldberg.bsky.social is the guest. His new novel, ONLY WAY OUT, publishes this week on Thomas & Mercer.
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
A riveting work of crime fiction from one of our finest and most twisted purveyors of the form.
A corrupt sheriff. A one-time child prodigy... 1/
Big thanks to the OC Register and the Southern California News Group for splashing me across their Sunday papers this morning. I’m still a proud print Sunday paper reader, so this makes it feel real. (Also? Maybe first photo of an author in a Replacements t-shirt to grace said pages?)
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Big thanks to the OC Register and the Southern California News Group for splashing me across their Sunday papers this morning. I’m still a proud print Sunday paper reader, so this makes it feel real. (Also? Maybe first photo of an author in a Replacements t-shirt to grace said pages?)
Today in @ocregister.bsky.social, I talk books and criminal inspirations: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/28/a...
Author Tod Goldberg is fascinated by characters who make poor decisions
Goldberg, whose latest book is the crime novel ‘Only Way Out,’ directs the Low Residency MFA program in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of Calif…
www.ocregister.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today in @ocregister.bsky.social, I talk books and criminal inspirations: www.ocregister.com/2025/11/28/a...
Come join me this coming Monday, November 24th, for my exclusive LA appearance — the launch of ONLY WAY OUT, already an instant Amazon bestseller. I’ll be chatting with Liska Jacobs, which will be awesome. Come visit!
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Come join me this coming Monday, November 24th, for my exclusive LA appearance — the launch of ONLY WAY OUT, already an instant Amazon bestseller. I’ll be chatting with Liska Jacobs, which will be awesome. Come visit!
I sat down with the folks from Super Fan to talk all things noir: open.substack.com/pub/spfanpod...
Noirvember: With Guests Chris Condon and Tod Goldberg!
A Celebration of Shadow and Sin...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I sat down with the folks from Super Fan to talk all things noir: open.substack.com/pub/spfanpod...
If by “Christmas” they mean: not at all about Christmas, like on a conceptual level in re: Jesus, the birth of, etc.
Want "Spooky Christmas/Hanukkah" stories? Try Eight Very Bad Nights: a Collection of Hanukkah Noir by @todgoldberg.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian
Eight Very Bad Nights — Multnomah County Library
Eight Very Bad Nights — "Curated by New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg, this collection of twelve delightful and twisted Hanukkah capers will entertain you through all eight nights of the ...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If by “Christmas” they mean: not at all about Christmas, like on a conceptual level in re: Jesus, the birth of, etc.
I am delighted to tell you that ONLY WAY OUT is a November Amazon First Reads selection! Prime members can get the ebook for FREE for the entire month while everyone else can get it for just $1.99, a month before the book -- in all forms -- is available everywhere. a.co/d/b30D4nQ
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am delighted to tell you that ONLY WAY OUT is a November Amazon First Reads selection! Prime members can get the ebook for FREE for the entire month while everyone else can get it for just $1.99, a month before the book -- in all forms -- is available everywhere. a.co/d/b30D4nQ
I've been doing a bunch of pre-media for Only Way Out and I keep getting asked a variation of: How did you get like...this? A few years ago I wrote this essay for @crimereads.bsky.social to explain it in granular detail. crimereads.com/the-killer-o...
The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies
How’d you get like this? * One night, I’m talking to my three older siblings—Linda, Karen, and Lee—about our proximity to heinous crimes and mysterious deaths over the years. We talk about our neig…
crimereads.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I've been doing a bunch of pre-media for Only Way Out and I keep getting asked a variation of: How did you get like...this? A few years ago I wrote this essay for @crimereads.bsky.social to explain it in granular detail. crimereads.com/the-killer-o...
You’re cordially invited:
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You’re cordially invited:
Here I am hanging with my homie Justice Sotomayor.
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here I am hanging with my homie Justice Sotomayor.
If the Rapture comes tomorrow please know that I always meant to post things here.
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
If the Rapture comes tomorrow please know that I always meant to post things here.
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Kudos to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the STARRED Kirkus review for ONLY WAY OUT!
"Goldberg does an uncanny job of keeping multiple plot elements in the air with cutting humor. Internecine noir, done just right."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
"Goldberg does an uncanny job of keeping multiple plot elements in the air with cutting humor. Internecine noir, done just right."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
ONLY WAY OUT | Kirkus Reviews
A scuffling Seattle lawyer’s scheme to abscond with his firm’s safe deposit boxes has deadly consequences.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Kudos to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the STARRED Kirkus review for ONLY WAY OUT!
"Goldberg does an uncanny job of keeping multiple plot elements in the air with cutting humor. Internecine noir, done just right."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
"Goldberg does an uncanny job of keeping multiple plot elements in the air with cutting humor. Internecine noir, done just right."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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Congrats to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the great @publisherswkly.bsky.social review for ONLY WAY OUT.
"With comic flair, shocking violence, & a capacity for surprise, this recalls the noir-tinged films of the Coen brothers."
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662534089
"With comic flair, shocking violence, & a capacity for surprise, this recalls the noir-tinged films of the Coen brothers."
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662534089
Only Way Out by Tod Goldberg
Goldberg (the Gangsterland series) riffs on a familiar setup in this twisty and inventive crime thriller. Unscrupulous Oregon co...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congrats to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the great @publisherswkly.bsky.social review for ONLY WAY OUT.
"With comic flair, shocking violence, & a capacity for surprise, this recalls the noir-tinged films of the Coen brothers."
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662534089
"With comic flair, shocking violence, & a capacity for surprise, this recalls the noir-tinged films of the Coen brothers."
www.publishersweekly.com/9781662534089
Incredibly moving essay from Heather Scott Partington in Alta: www.altaonline.com/california-b... Through the Lens of Solastalgia
Through the Lens of Solastalgia
Critic Heather Scott Partington writes about Manjula Martin’s The Last Fire Season and the loss of Partington’s grandfather during the LNU Lightning Complex Fires.
www.altaonline.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Incredibly moving essay from Heather Scott Partington in Alta: www.altaonline.com/california-b... Through the Lens of Solastalgia
I’m of the opinion that Ivy Pochoda is one of the best crime writers alive, so this makes me very happy.
June 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I’m of the opinion that Ivy Pochoda is one of the best crime writers alive, so this makes me very happy.
Sometimes, an email arrives and you just know, intuitively, someone’s about to reply-all.
May 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Sometimes, an email arrives and you just know, intuitively, someone’s about to reply-all.