I am Pauly McGuire and the author of six books including one non-fiction book and five novels.
Lost Vegas is a memoir about my experiences as a poker reporter in Las Vegas between 2005-2008. It was published in June 2010, and translated into French in 2011.
The Kicker is my fifth novel and released in March 2025. The Kicker a subversive take on a sports novel that takes place at the crossroads of professional football and the gambling underworld.
Faded is my fourth novel, which was released on February 29, 2024. A story about the ebbs and flows of fame on the fringes of Hollywood, FADED makes us question impermanence, ephemera, and celebrity culture. This is my LA novel.
Guard This is my third novel, and released in December 2021. Guard This depicts the mid-90s art community in New York City about a group of artists and musicians that hold day jobs at the most famous art museum in NYC.
Fried Peaches is my second novel and published in 2018. Fried Peaches is also known as the rock-n-roll novel about a guitar player from a one-hit wonder grunge band in the early 1990s that's struggling in the modern-day music industry.
Jack Tripper Stole My Dog is my debut novel and it's about a Russian cab driver from Brooklyn and his dysfunctional family. It was originally written in 2002, but published in May 2011.
Jack Tripper Stole My Dog (2011) :: Buy on Amazon or Kindle.
Lost Vegas: The Redneck Riviera, Existentialist Conversations with Strippers, and the World Series of Poker (2010) :: Buy on Lulu.com - Amazon - Kindle - Nook
Fried Peaches (2018) :: Buy on Amazon - Kindle
Guard This (2021) :: Buy on Amazon - Kindle.
Faded (2024) :: Buy on Amazon - Kindle
The Kicker :: Buy on Amazon - Kindle
Oh, and here's the infamous trailer for Jack Tripper...
