James Goldberg is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and occasional literary translator. By day, he writes for the Church History Department. His family is Jewish on one side, Sikh on the other, and Latter-day Saint in the middle. His latest book, Latter-day Sikh (2025) is about his grandfather’s spiritual journey. Unbound by literary genres, he has written humorous fiction (Tales of the Chelm First Ward), a retelling of Christ’s life (The Five Books of Jesus), poetry collections (Let Me Drown with Moses, Phoenix Song, A Book of Lamentations), YA fiction (The Bollywood Lovers’ Club), and more.
