"KEEP PUNCHING; IT'S THE SMART THING TO DO" A Fulbright Scholar, Ivan Goldman is the author of three novels and a columnist for The Ring magazine. His writing has also appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, Utne, The Nation, National Review, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and elsewhere.      Booklist called The Barfighter (The Permanent Press; 2009) "a fine book" that "illuminates a largely unknown world and tells an engaging tale of redemption filled with vividly drawn characters. The Barfighter is wryly funny, insightful, and warmly human."      Said Kirkus Reviews: "Entertaining and acutely observed and the boxing milieu and mindset are utterly persuasive. A winner."      Kirkus Reviews called his first novel, Where the Money Is: A Novel of Las Vegas (Barricade; 1995) "an impressive debut . . . a stylish twisty first novel."      His third novel Exit Blue, a Roman à clef and political satire, is due out from Black Heron in early 2010.      His non-fiction title L.A. Secret Police, co-authored with ex-detective Mike Rothmiller, was a New York Times best-seller.      You can find out more about Goldman’s background in his article "Caste and Class on The Washington Post"   It appeared in Columbia Journalism Review and is online at: www.coliserv.net/goldman-caste.html      Join us on February 16, 2010, at the PVP Library at 6:00pm. (click here for directions)      Late update! - See the NEW GOLDMAN BLOG: Define 'U.S.' Company at: http://ivangoldman.blogspot.com/ The American Library Association nominated Ivan G. Goldman’s novel The Barfighter as a 2009 Notable Book. Link to information at: http://www.amazon.com/Barfighter-Ivan-G-Goldman/ And watch for his forthcoming novel Exit Blue, a political satire coming out from Black Heron in March 2010. Link to information at: http://www.amazon.com/Exit-Blue-Ivan-G-Goldman/      Join us on February 16, 2010, at the PVP Library at 6:00pm. (click here for directions)