Author: Paul J. Hoffman

Paul J. Hoffman is a career journalist who gave up that career in September 2019 to write full-time. Then he bought a publishing company, PathBinder Publishing LLC. He has two nonfiction books published: "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," and "Wicked Columbus, Indiana." He is working on his third book, "First Presbyterian Church of Columbus, Indiana: 200 Years," due out Summer 2024. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, is a graduate of Wauwatosa East High School and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in Mass Communications. His journalism experience includes working as a sports writer at the Milwaukee Sentinel, assistant sports editor at Pioneer Press newspapers in the Chicago area, sports editor and news editor in Shelbyville, Indiana, and as a special publications editor at the Daily Journal in Franklin and Columbus, Indiana. He's been active in community theater, and starred in a production of Kalamazoo at Willow Leaves of Hope in Hope, Indiana, in 2023. He has run for city council and county council and is active with First Presbyterian Church. He lives in Columbus, Indiana, with his wife, Kimberly S. Hoffman, who is also an author. He has three daughters, a son, two stepdaughters, and a granddaughter.

Columbus, Indiana, isn’t all that wicked

"Athens on the Prairie they call this mecca of architecture ...Columbus, Indiana. Yes, Columbus is a fine city. I've lived in it the past seven years, and have lived within a 40-minute drive of it since 1994. But, as with any location, Columbus has seen a few unsavory sorts, its share of difficult times and... Continue Reading →

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I’ll be a guest panelist at ‘nation’s premiere creative writing convention’

I have been invited to be a panelist at Imaginarium 2016, "the nation's premiere creative writing convention, to be held October 7-9 in Louisville, Kentucky. Imaginarium Convention is an annual event centered entirely around creative writing, including the worlds of books, movies, gaming, music, and comics/graphic novels. The convention features extensive programming content, with panels and... Continue Reading →

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Just added to the schedule: Author’s Fair at Edinburgh mall Saturday

A change in plans over Memorial Day weekend has allowed me to participate in Saturday's Pen It! Publications Authors Fair at Edinburgh Premium Outlets. Come see me (and a bunch of other great local authors) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 28 in store B100, at the southwest corner of the mall between Charlotte... Continue Reading →

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Paranormal podcast interview … on a non-paranormal subject

No. My book, "Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher," doesn't have anything to do with the paranormal. Well, we're pretty sure it doesn't anyway. However, a paranormal enthusiast decided to go true crime for an episode of his normally paranormal podcast and interviewed me about the book and my exciting, jet-setter lifestyle... Continue Reading →

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Young authors event

I had a great time helping inspire aspiring writers and illustrators on April 9 as part of an expert panel at the Young Authors & Illustrators Forum at the Bartholomew County Public Library in Columbus, Indiana. The event was sponsored by the library and Pen It! Publications. The panel also consisted of Debi Stanton, president... Continue Reading →

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Learn about ‘Bold Women in Indiana History’

Did you know that a record company based in Gary, Indiana, was the first U.S. distributor of Beatles records? That same label also had such legendary artists as the Four Seasons, Jimmy Reed and John Lee Hooker. That company, Vee-Jay Records was owned by the husband/wife team of Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken.   I... Continue Reading →

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