Brad Listi (born August 1, 1975) is an American author. His first novel, Attention. Deficit. Disorder., was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2006, and went on to become a Los Angeles Times Bestseller.[1]
He is the founding editor of the online culture magazine and literary collective, The Nervous Breakdown, which he developed after gaining a substantial fan following by blogging on MySpace.[2] The Nervous Breakdown now has more than 700 contributors and featured authors, including Bret Easton Ellis, Jennifer Egan, Chuck Palahniuk, David S. Wills, Steve Almond, Melissa Febos, Tao Lin, Stephen Elliott, Jonathan Evison, Greg Olear, Emily Rapp, D.R. Haney, Ron Currie Jr., Gina Frangello, Alexander Chee, and Margaret Cho.[3]
In 2011, Listi launched an author interview podcast called 'Other People with Brad Listi.' The show features "in-depth, inappropriate interviews with today's leading authors." Guests have included Blake Butler (There is No Year; Nothing) and Adam Levin (The Instructions).
The editors at McSweeney's Internet Tendency included the podcast in its October 2011 'McSweeney's Recommends' column, calling it "funny, pointed, and thought provoking."
Listi currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. He has taught creative writing at Santa Monica College.[4]