16 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Davy Rothbart’s Followers (100)

Davy’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (0)
read (16)

Davy’s Friends (135)

Mike

7,434 books | 1,349 friends

Gabe Kalmuss-Katz

337 books | 140 friends

Catherine

1,695 books | 95 friends

Salena Copeland

2,023 books | 114 friends

Brandon Will

3,505 books | 502 friends

Kevin

1,845 books | 1,612 friends

Scottsdale Public Library

3,529 books | 2,438 friends

Alex Zalben

200 books | 213 friends

More friends…

Davy Rothbart

Goodreads Author

Born

in Ypsilanti, MI, The United States

Member Since

August 2012

edit data

Davy Rothbart's magazine Found is dedicated to discarded notes, letters, flyers, photos, lists, and drawings found and sent in by readers. The magazine spawned a best-selling book, Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World, published in April 2004. A second collection was published in May 2006. The magazine is published annually and co-edited by Rothbart's friend Jason Bitner.

Rothbart, a former Chicago Bulls ticket scalper, often tours the country to share finds and invite others to share their finds with him. His brother, musician Peter Rothbart, often accompanies him on these tours.

The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas, a collection of Rothbart's short-stories, was published in August 2005 by Simon & Schuster. A ...more

Combine Editions
Davy Rothbart’s books

Average rating: 3.77 · 8,531 ratings · 789 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Heart Is an Idiot: Essays 3.61 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Bitner (Editor), Benn Ray (Contributor) 4.01 avg rating — 1,879 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,413 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories 3.63 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Requiem for a Paper Bag: Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World 3.35 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FOUND Magazine #1 4.23 avg rating — 244 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Did You End Up Here?: The Surprising Ways Our Questions Connect Us 3.39 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FOUND #5: The Crime Issue 4.10 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Found Magazine #6 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Found #7 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Davy Rothbart…

rss
Davy’s Recent Updates

Davy Rothbart is now friends with Rebecca Lee
Dec 09, 2024 11:13AM · like

More of Davy's books…

Quotes by Davy Rothbart (?)

“I often wished that I could split myself a hundred ways and live a hundred separate lives [...]. But in the end, I supposed, we only had one life to lead, and the roads not taken would always outnumber and outshine the roads we end up taking, day by day, without plan.”
― Davy Rothbart, My Heart Is an Idiot: Essays

6 likes

“There’s no key to the universe, you just have to point your way in one direction, keep going, keep going, keep going, and see what happens.”
― Davy Rothbart, My Heart Is an Idiot: Essays

tags: inspirational, life

4 likes

“That's how the universe worked at times: little things - the tiniest things - could catapult you toward a good life, but you had to be open and you had to be paying attention. Love wasn't purely destined, it relied on hiccups of fate - Aimee Mann, someone else's trip to Peru, a black dog.”
― Davy Rothbart, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories

3 likes

See all Davy Rothbart's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Cover to Cover Ch...: CindyAnn's 2010 List	12	40	Dec 05, 2010 04:44PM
One Million Pages...: Stacie's 1,000,000 Pages	67	90	Aug 11, 2013 02:27PM
The Book Challenge: * A-Z Author Challenge	189	2374	Jan 03, 2014 10:58AM

More…

Davy’s Friend Comments

Comments (showing 1-2) post a comment »

date

newest »

message 2: by Davy

Aug 17, 2012 09:46AM

Jenny wrote: "Hi Davy! Good luck with MY HEART IS AN IDIOT. Hope you're well! -J"

thanks so much Jenny!! hope you've been doin great and hope to see you this fall sometime!

reply | flag

message 1: by Jenny

Aug 16, 2012 11:59AM