BOB KATZ

Bob Katz is the author of several acclaimed books. These include the novel: Third and Long, winner of the 2011 Independent Book Publishers Association fiction award; Elaine’s Circle, a nonfiction account of a dramatic year in the rural Alaska classroom of an courageous school teacher; Hot Air, a novel about a mystical South American revolutionary on a speaking tour of Midwest college campuses that was optioned for a movie by actor Michael Keaton and MGM; The Whistleblower, a nonfiction exploration of the myriad challenges confronting an elite NCAA basketball referee; and EZ and the Intangibles, a young adult novel about sports and fairness.Waiting for Al Gore, his new novel, was published in early 2024.

Bob’s commentary and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Slate, Alternet, ArtsFuse, Boston Magazine, The Nation, and many other outlets. He has appeared as a guest on numerous radio shows, television programs, and podcasts