Tucson Festival of Books

David Leaf


David Leaf is an award-winning writer, director and producer, whose most recent books are "SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson" and "God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys & the California Myth." He directed the documentary on Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Dion, and wrote, produced and directed "To Tell The Truth." Leaf is best known for his Grammy-nominated "The Pet Sounds Sessions," his Wilson biography, and writing "The Bee Gees," an authorized autobiography. Currently Leaf has been teaching at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. 

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Awards: Peabody and WGAW award-winning writer.


Books:
SMiLE
The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Omnibus Press
April 2025
ISBN 9781915841315
352 pages

God Only Knows
The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Omnibus Press
October 2024
ISBN 9781915841414
496 pages