Encouraging Malibu’s Creatives

“My great grandfather sold horse carriages before cars were invented and my family still sells cars in New Jersey.” Robert Kerbeck, Malibu author and founder of the Soho House Literary Salon and The Malibu Author’s Circle said, noting that after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with an English degree, he “decided to try my luck at acting and moved to the City, where I had a fairly successful acting career and an extremely successful career as the world’s greatest corporate spy — just ask my clients.”

Kerbeck’s new monthly Soho House Literary Salon features noted authors speaking about their most recent works.

“Many Malibu people are writers, actors, musicians, and TV and film writers, and Malibu doesn’t have a stage company for presenting plays,” he said. “I created the salon to discuss literary works from a variety of genres and to give a little love to the artists in Malibu.”

His award-winning books, Malibu Burning, a work featuring thirty short stories about the Woolsey Fire and wildfire preparation, and Ruse - Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street, a riveting memoir about his corporate spying in international banking circles, are excellent reading. He promises that two more books are forthcoming and shared that a TV series is in the development phase.

MALIBU MAGAZINE loves Robert Kerbeck for creating a space for Malibuites to come together and share their love for all things creative.

IRENE BIERY