Toby Ball is a critically acclaimed author and longtime podcast host and creator, as well as founder and CEO of Bear Island Media. In his previous podcast Strange Arrivals, Toby unravels history’s most famous cases of alien abductions and extraterrestrial encounters, and garnered more than 3 million downloads over three seasons. Since 2014, Toby has co-hosted Crime Writers On…The Original True Crime Podcast, a twice-weekly show reviewing the hottest true crime and mystery podcasts, shows and pop culture, with more than 28 million downloads since its inception. He hosts the Patreon-only Toby Ball’s Deep Dive Book Club, which features a monthly conversation with a rotating cast of podcasters, academics, authors, and other interesting people to discuss the best in true crime books.

Toby is author of the critically acclaimed City Trilogy of suspense novels: The Vaults (St. Martin’s Press, 2010, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly starred reviews), Scorch City (St. Martin’s Press, 2011), and Invisible Streets (Overlook Press, 2014, Publisher’s Weekly starred review).

Toby has been a guest on many podcasts including Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know, Undisclosed with Rabia Chaudry, The JV Club with Janet Varney, and others. His work has been recommended and reviewed by The Strand Mystery Magazine (10 Top Overlooked Modern Crime Novels), Daily Kos (Noir as Social Commentary), and Rolling Stone (Beyond ‘Serial’: 10 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Follow).