Howard A. Rodman is the president of the Writers Guild of America West. He wrote the films Joe Gould’s Secret, Savage Grace, and August, and the novel Destiny Express. He is professor and former chair of the writing division of USC's School of Cinematic Arts.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
After Hours Capitalism: On Tom Lutz’s “Born Slippy”
Howard Rodman reviews "Born Slippy," the debut novel from Tom Lutz....
Careers of Evil: On the Migration of a Three-Word Phrase from Lautréamont to J. K. Rowling, with Stops at Patti Smith and the Blue Öyster Cult
Howard Rodman on the origins of the phrase “career of evil,” with stops at Patti Smith and the Blue Öyster Cult....
Remembering Walter Becker (1950–2017)
Howard A. Rodman remembers his childhood friend, Walter Becker (1950–2017), co-founder of Steely Dan....
Remembering Maurice Sendak
MICHAEL TOLKIN Maurice Sendak, My Friend I dedicated my third novel, Under Radar, "For Maurice Sendak, after a long conversation one ...
The Mysterious Island
I'm writing this because I just found out that my favorite bookseller in the world is dead....
