"Goewey's personal connection to the world behind the walls of Sing Sing brings a passionate expertise to his narration" Jonathan Dee, author of "Palladio"

Biography

Crown 2005

David was born and raised in Ossining, New York, the grandson, son and brother of Sing Sing prison officers. He received his MFA from the New School, and has taught writing at CUNY, and at the New York City Department of Corrections Inmate Education Program at Rikers Island. He lives in New York City.


"a gripping narrative...vivid and three-dimensional" -Publisher's Weekly

Selected Works

Nonfiction
Crash Out: The True Tale of a Hell’s Kitchen Kid & the Bloodiest Escape in Sing Sing History (Crown 2005)
A riveting tale of Hell’s Kitchen crime and Sing Sing punishment in Depression-era New York.