David Ollier Weber


David Ollier Weber is an American novelist and journalist based in Northern California.

Biography

David Weber has written works of fiction including short stories and novels. He has been a Navy officer, a seaman on a Norwegian freighter, and small-craft sailor. His experiences were used in some of his short stories such as "California Standard". Weber later worked as newspaper reporter. He was an editor for the Port of Oakland.
Weber was a free-lance reporter for forty years. He covered Northern California-specific topics of wildfire management. In 2002, Weber founded Kila Springs as both a publishing imprint, and to provide editorial services ranging from reporting and writing to photography and production.

Personal life

Weber was born and spent his early life in Cincinnati. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1964 after serving four years in naval service. Weber now lives with his wife in Placerville, near Sutter's Mill. Prior to Placerville, Weber was known as “an erudite resident of Comptche”, a town outside of Mendocino, California. His daughter, Alexa Weber Morales, is a Grammy-award-winning salsa/jazz singer-songwriter and freelance writer. His son Erec-Michael Ollier Weber is the author of the children’s book Bryce and the Blood Ninjas.

Novels

  • Vanity, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2002
  • Baja, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2006
  • Catch/Release, Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2010
  • My Life in Sports, Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2012

Short stories

  • Family Fun, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2006
  • Included in Family Fun, “California Standard” was initially published in The Antioch Review
  • Bad Trips, Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2012
  • Included in Bad Trips, “American Pastime” was initially published in Evergreen Review, November 1970, with illustration by Philip Hays

Non-fiction

Awards