Tosh Berman (born 1954) is a writer and poet whose work often focuses on figures of

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France such as

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. Berman also founded the publishing house TamTam Books where he works as a publisher and editor. He also works as a buyer for the independent, Los Angeles–based book store

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. His parents were the 1960s icons Wallace and Shirley Berman.

Selected works

* ''Sparks-Tastic: Twenty-One Nights with Sparks in London'', (Rare Bird Books, 2013) * ''The Plum in Mr. Blum's Pudding'', (Penny-Ante, 2014) * ''Tosh: Growing Up in Wallace Berman's World'', (City Lights, 2019)

References

Living people 21st-century American poets Place of birth missing (living people) American company founders 21st-century American publishers (people) American copy editors Writers from Los Angeles 1954 births {{US-poet-1950s-stub