David Goodwillie

Who is David Goodwillie?

David Goodwillie is an American novelist and memoirist. He has written two acclaimed books: the novel American Subversive and the memoir Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time. Hailed as "genuinely thrilling" by The New Yorker, and "a triumphant work of fiction" by the Associated Press, American Subversive was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010, and a Vanity Fair and Publishers Weekly top ten spring debut. Upon publication of his previous book, Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, he was named one of the Best New Writers of 2006 by members of the PEN American Center. Goodwillie writes about books for The Daily Beast, and his fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites, including New York Magazine, Men's Health, Black Book, The New York Times, The New York Observer, The New York Post, The Rumpus, and Deadspin. He has also played professional baseball, worked as a private investigator, and been an expert at Sotheby’s auction house. A graduate of Kenyon College, he lives in New York City.