The Soloist

The New York Timesbestselling, "unforgettable tale of hope, heart and humanity" (People) The true story of journalist Steve Lopez's discovery of Nathanial Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life-only to find that their relationship would have a profound change on his own life.

Steve Lopez is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where he first wrote a series of enormously popular columns about Nathanial Ayers. Lopez, the father of three children, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Alison, and daughter, Caroline.