Alan Gold

Who is Alan Gold?

Alan David Gold is an internationally published and translated author, columnist and human rights activist.

Born in Leicester, UK Alan Gold began his working life on British provincial newspapers such as the Leicester Mercury before becoming a freelance correspondent in the United Kingdom and Europe.

He has written seventeen books which have been published and translated internationally. His novels deal with a wide range of subjects, most often associated with modern and ancient history and politics and Judaism. His most recent publications are Bell of the Desert,'The Pirate Queen, about Grace O'Malley and Warrior Queen about the adventures of the British Queen Boudica, published by Penguin Putnam/NAL in the United States.

He and award-winning screen writer Mike Jones have recently signed a major international publishing deal with Simon & Schuster for a trilogy of novels dealing with the 3000-year history of the city of Jerusalem. The novels trace the history of two families through the ages and in a multitude of different locations. The StoryWorld Gold and Jones have created is currently under under negotiations with major producers in Hollywood to be made into a long-form television series.