Mark Lindquist is the author of The King of Methlehem, published by Simon and Schuster, Never Mind Nirvana, published by Random House, Carnival Desires and Sad Movies, both published by Atlantic Monthly Press.

Almost 25 years after publication, Carnival Desires is available on Kindle. Details magazine called it, “Great postmodern literature. Romantic and cynical, true and original, full of modern ideas and seductive moments … as of its time as such classics as Day of the Locust and The Last Tycoon.” Vanity Fair called it, “A witty minimalist epic … with the smart, spare prose only an outsider on the Hollywood inside can afford.” Amazon says, "Colored by the movies, music, and styles of the era, what was once contemporary fiction is now a period piece."

Mark Lindquist has written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, The Oregonian, The Seattle Times, Details Magazine, and many other publications.