Nolan Knight is the author of Gallows Dome, The Neon Lights Are Veins and Beneath the Black Palms. He is a fourth generation Angeleno and former staff writer for Los Angeles’ Biggest Music Publication, the L.A. Record. His short fiction has been featured in various publications including Akashic Books, Thuglit, Shotgun Honey, Tough and Action, Spectacle. His work has been met with praise by luminaries such as Barry Gifford, James Sallis, Allison Anders and Lydia Lunch. He lives in Long Beach with a new novel, The Gorgon of Los Feliz, being published by Down & Out Books in July of 2025.
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