Brian DeVido

Brian DeVido is the author of Every Time I Talk to Liston and the recently released Las Vegas Soul. He is a former sportswriter and Golden Gloves heavyweight champion. Praise for Brian DeVido's Every Time I Talk to Liston:"DeVido's writing shows quiet purpose in every move, carrying its insider knowledge with easy confidence." The New York Times Book Review"This is a true page-turner . . . presents the most balanced look atSonny Liston I've ever come across. Liston's voice comes through loud and clear." The Rocky Mountain News"DeVido has a flair for tough, street-wise characters, and his intelligent insider's view of the fight game is absorbing as well as convincing...well-written andfast-moving: a strong debut." Kirkus Reivews"Brian DeVido is the kind of writer who brings new life to an old genre. He's the reason why people keep publishing first novels, and the reason people keep reading them." Daniel Wallace, Author of Big Fish"Every Time I Talk to Liston is a big-hearted and rousing roundhouse of a book." Elwood Reid, Author of If I Don't Six"Seems like DeVido has mastered the art of the literary counterpunch." Maxboxing.com