American novelist G. L. Gooding is the author of Fresh Snow on Bedford Falls, the literary sequel to one of the world’s favorite Christmas films, It’s a Wonderful Life, starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore. By the time Gooding began writing Fresh Snow on Bedford Falls, he had watched Frank Capra’s movie masterpiece more than seventy times across several decades. With a deep respect for the film and a genuine love for its legendary characters, Gooding endeavored to maintain the integrity of the finely crafted layers within the story told on the big screen.

G.L. Gooding and wife, Sarah, live in Santa Rosa, California. Gooding is at work on his next novel, a murder mystery.