Brian DeVido

Brian DeVido is a former sportswriter and Golden Gloves heavyweight champion. His first novel, "Every Time I Talk to Liston" was favorably reviewed in the New York Times Book Review, The Rocky Mountain News, Kirkus Reviews, and was featured on ESPN's "Cold Pizza."

DeVido has lived in places such as San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Wilmington (NC), Washington, D.C., St. Petersburg, FL and currently calls Ashburn, VA home.

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...DeVido, at his best when showing how men tell stories about themselves with their bodies, pulls off the tricky feat of using boxing action to express character. He also nails the complexity of transactions between fighters and reporters: the two professions' brands of cynicism and male puffery; the climate of mutual need blended with contempt; the intimidating manliness of fighters and their vulnerability to exploitation by reporters, promoters and just about everybody else." -The New York Times Book Review

"This is a true page-turner . . . presents the most balanced look at

Sonny 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 and fast-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