Robert Kerbeck
Robert Kerbeck is the founder of the Malibu Writers Circle and a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee. His award-winning memoir, RUSE: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street (Steerforth Press), is an extraordinary look into the secret world of corporate spying. His debut book, MALIBU BURNING: The Real Story Behind LA's Most Devastating Wildfire won a 2020 IPPY Award, a Readers' Favorite Award, a SoCal Journalism Award, and the Best of LA award. His essays and short stories have been featured in Narratively, Los Angeles Magazine, Shondaland, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Times. His short story, Reconnected, was adapted into an award-winning film. He is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio and an award-winning actor. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Robert resides in Malibu. Learn more about him and his work at https://robertkerbeck.com
2 Books Written
Malibu is known as an earthly paradise of multi-million-dollar mansions, movie stars and unimaginable natural beauty.But all that changed on November 8, 2018.Go deep behind the scenes of the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history. Alongside his wife and son, Robert Kerbeck battled the fire that threatened to take their home. He knows first-hand how the Malibu fires affected e
Winner of a 2023 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) for Autobiography/Memoir (Silver Medal)“Kerbeck’s juicy memoir tells riveting tales [with] the thrill of a spy novel. . . Kerbeck bares all of his wild business secrets within the world of corporate espionage” — Foreword Reviews"Robert Kerbeck has mastered the art of social engineering, or what he calls 'rusing', and