About

A former Esquire staffer and Playboy magazine editor and columnist, John Blumenthal is the author of seven books including the comic novels, “The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks,” (Simon & Schuster), “The Tinseltown Murders,” (Simon & Schuster), "What’s Wrong with Dorfman?" (St. Martin’s Press), "Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour,” (St. Martin’s Press) and "Three and a Half Virgins” (Farmer Street Press.) He has also written for television and is the co-author of the movies "Blue Streak” (Columbia Pictures) and "Short Time” (Twentieth-Century Fox). His work has appeared in Punch, Playboy, Esquire, Oui, the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Today's Health, the Christian Science Monitor, American Woman, Men's Life, TV Guide, National Lampoon, The Huffington Post, Salon, Dailykos, Medium and other publications. JohnBlumenthalBooks.com

Other Works

  • Three and a Half Virgins (FSP)

    2011
  • Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour (St. Martins)

    2004
  • What's Wrong With Dorfman? (St. Martin's)

    2003
  • Blue Streak (Film/Sony)

    1999
  • Short Time (Film/Fox)

    1989
  • History of Hollywood High (Ballantine)

    1986
  • The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks (S&S)

    1985
  • The Tinseltown Murders (S&S)

    1985

Awards and Recognition

  • BookSense 76
  • Finalist, Indie Book Awards
  • Winner, Literary Fiction, International Book Award
  • Nominee, Quill Awards