Jeff Hobbs is the New York Times bestselling author of THE SHORT AND TRAGIC LIFE OF ROBERT PEACE, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award in Biography, was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal in nonfiction, and was made into the 2024 film Rob Peace. He is also the author of SEEKING SHELTER, CHILDREN OF THE STATE, SHOW THEM YOU'RE GOOD and THE TOURISTS. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and family.

Books by Jeff Hobbs

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League

by Jeff Hobbs - Biography, Nonfiction

A heartfelt and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets --- and of one’s own nature --- when he returns home.