Karl Keating was born in Chicago, grew up near Los Angeles, and ever since college has lived in San Diego. After practicing law for twelve years he founded Catholic Answers, an apologetics ministry. Most of his books (eight so far) have been on religion, but he's branching out.Among books in the works:1. A series (four titles) on how NOT to hike and backpack. Lots of books tell you what you should do before and during a trip, but it's equally important to know how to avoid blunders that could ruin what otherwise would be a fine adventure.2. A second "how not to" series (four titles), this one on writing and publishing: how to avoid mistakes in writing, editing, book design, and marketing.3. Two thrillers, each set in Florence (actually, one set in Florence, the other set under it, so to speak: I don't want to give away more than that).4. An art pilgrim's guide to the 50 most important artworks in Florence, many of them overlooked by standard guidebooks.5. Also connected to Florence: a book on how to read the whole of Dante's "Divine Comedy" in 100 days, without strain or confusion.6. Two books on popular geology. One will look at the question "Is the Earth less than 10,000 years old or around 4.5 billion years old?" The other book will examine the claim that the Grand Canyon was formed not over millions of years but in a matter of months by the action of Noah's Flood.