Interview with A Jew in Jail

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR GARY GOLDSTEIN

I’m pleased to have the opportunity to interview Gary Goldstein , author of "Jew in Jail.” Thank you for joining us today. How are you?

I am doing very well Matt, and thank you for having me today.

Tell us about yourself—outside the world of writing.

My name is Gary Goldstein, and I am a single, 51-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York who enjoys reading, working out, dating, television, movies, sports, and going to the beach.

What does writing mean to you?

Writing gives me the opportunity to express myself and my innermost thoughts and feelings, and enables my readers to get an inside look at my view of the world.

How long have you been writing?

Since entering college in 1979, so well over 30 years.

Please tell us about the first thing you wrote for publication.

Well, back in 1979, I was the editor-in-chief of my college newspaper and had my own column called "Inside Sports."

Do you find that your work fits easily into a particular genre of non-fiction? If not, why?

My first book, "Jew in Jail" certainly does, since it is the true story of the nearly six years I spent incarcerated in various New York State prisons for robbery, due to my past addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling.

What are your greatest joys in writing?

Just to have the privilege of knowing that...

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