"Steve Friedman has the rare ability to write effortless prose that is funny, touching and ... profound."     Jeff Leen, Pulitzer Prize Winner, investigations editor, Washington Post

Steve Friedman's stories have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Esquire, GQ, The Best of Outside, The Bastard on the Couch, Modern Love, The Best American Travel Writing and, six times, The Best American Sports Writing. He is the author of The Gentleman's Guide to Life and co-author of The New York Times Best Seller, Loose Balls. His third book, The Agony of Victory, will be published in October 2007. A St. Louis native and graduate of Stanford University, Friedman lives in New York City, where he is Writer at Large for the Rodale Sports Group. He also teaches at Mediabistro.com.