GARY GOLDSTEIN is an award-winning writer for film, TV, and the theatre, with more than 30 produced screen and stage credits. His first novel, the romantic comedy The Last Birthday Party, won an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Fiction. Gary's second novel, the family drama The Mother I Never Had, was named one of the "Must-Read Books of Fall 2022" by Town & Country magazine. His latest book, the coming-of-age romantic dramedy, Please Come to Boston, was published in September. A New York native, he resides in Los Angeles, where he is also a contributing film reviewer and arts feature writer for the L.A. Times.