David K. Israel

David is an author, journalist, composer, teacher and, most importantly, father of baby Jack Nathaniel Israel. He blogs daily over at mentalfloss.com. David’s first novel, Behind Everyman was put out by Random House in 2005 and is presently being turned into a major motion picture. David’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, as well as numerous magazines. At the age of 23, after undergrad studies, David was hired as an editor to work on Leonard Bernstein’s music. He helped publish definitive editions of classics such as West Side Story and On the Town. If you're interested in knowing more and have nothing but time on your hands, you can put yourself to sleep reading his exceedingly long bio: www.davidisrael.net