author
Ron Goulart
1933–2022
A prolific and playful storyteller, he wrote science fiction, mystery, and fantasy with a sharp sense of humor and a deep love of popular culture. He was also a respected historian of comics and pulp entertainment, bringing the same curiosity to nonfiction as he did to his novels.
4 Audiobooks
Ignatz
by Ron Goulart
Shandy
by Ron Goulart
Subject to Change
by Ron Goulart
The yes men of Venus
by Ron Goulart
About the author
Ron Goulart was an American author and pop culture historian born in Berkeley, California, on January 13, 1933. Over a long career, he published more than 180 books and became especially well known for science fiction that mixed satire, invention, and fast-paced adventure. He also wrote mystery and fantasy, and used several pen names along the way.
Beyond his fiction, he built a strong reputation as a historian of American popular culture, writing about comics, pulps, and other classic forms of entertainment. In the early 1970s, he also wrote scripts for Marvel Comics, showing how naturally his interests moved between prose and graphic storytelling.
He was nominated for a Nebula Award early in his career and later served in leadership roles for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Ron Goulart died in Ridgefield, Connecticut, on January 14, 2022, just one day after his 89th birthday.