Peter Gethers
Peter Gethers (born 1955) is an American publisher, screenwriter and author of television shows, films, newspaper and magazine articles, and novels; he is the author of several books, including the bestseller The Cat Who Went to Paris, published in the UK under the title A Cat Called Norton, the first of the Norton the cat trilogy about his Scottish Fold, Norton. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.
Biography
Born to a Jewish family, Gethers attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1970 to 1972.
An avid baseball fan, Gethers is a founding member of the first Rotisserie Baseball League, the 1980 group that started the fantasy sports craze.
His brother Eric is also a writer, and his father was a television producer.
Gethers' other works include five novels under the pseudonym of Russell Andrews: Gideon, Icarus, Aphrodite, Midas and Hades.
Novels
As Peter Gethers
- The Dandy
- Getting Blue
- The Cat Who Went to Paris (1991) (biographical) (the same book has been published under A Cat Called Norton, UK 2009.)
- A Cat Abroad (biographical) (the same book has been published under For The Love of Norton, UK 2010.)
- The Cat Who'll Live Forever (biographical, 2001)
- Ask Bob (August 2013)
As Russell Andrews
- Gideon
- Icarus
- Aphrodite
- Midas
- Hades
Nonfiction works
- Rotisserie League Baseball (coauthor)