Howard Kaminsky was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Brooklyn College, San Francisco State University and the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of seven books and served as the president and publisher of Warner Books, Random House, and William Morrow/Avon. The author of several screenplays, including 1972′s "Homebodies," he was
a producer of the 2011 film "My Dog Tulip." He served on the Board of Directors of American Publishers and the National Book Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Also, Howard is producing with Rick Burns a documentary called "The Two Popes" about Generoso Pope & his son, Generoso (Gene) Pope Jr., the creator of The National Enquirer.
Five of his novels, co-written with his wife Susan, will be reissued by Polis Books: The Glow, Talent, Seventh Child, The Twelve and The Storyteller.
He is currently working on a new novel titled, Perfection.
Mr. Kaminsky lives in New York City and Connecticut.