Tobias Maxwell is the author of two prior novels, The Sex and Dope Show Saga and Thomas, two memoirs, 1977—The Year of Leaving Monsieur and 1983—The Unknown Season and a poetry collection, Homogium. His articles have appeared in Balita and Mom…Guess What Newspapers, LA Edge, Art & Understanding, New Century and The California Therapist Magazines. His one-act play, The Mary Play was republished in 2014 by Black Lawrence Press in Art & Understanding: Literature from the First Twenty Years of A&U.
His alma maters include St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland and the University of California at Riverside. He has a Master of Science in Counseling from California State University, Sacramento.