Jonathan KirschJONATHAN KIRSCH is the author of ten books, including the national bestseller The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible, and his most recent work, the Los Angeles Times bestseller The History of the End of the World. Kirsch is lso a book columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a broadcaster for NPR affiliates KCRW-FM and KPCC-FM in Southern California, an Adjunct Professor on the faculty of New York University, and an attorney specializing in publishing law and intellectual property in Los Angeles. A member of the National Book Critics Circle and a three-time past president of PEN Center USA West, Kirsch lives in Los Angeles, California. Read More Read Less