Books my friends wrote

Leonard Herman

Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Video Games 4th edition –
Leonard Herman has also published some of the best video game industry memoirs by other writers, which are rapidly becoming hard to find:
Videogames: In The Beginning by Ralph H. Baer –
Confessions of the Game Doctor by Bill Kunkel –

Bill Loguidice

Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion
Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time with Matt Barton –
CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer with Boisy G. Pitre –
Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time with Matt Barton –

Rob O’Hara

Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie
Invading Spaces: A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Arcade Games

Sammy Shepherd

The Last F**king Diet Book

Rob Strangman

Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman

Michael Thomasson

Downright Bizarre Games: Video Games That Crossed The Line

Brett Weiss

The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987
Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide
Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide
Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Reference Guide
Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects
The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M)

…and yes, I’ve written a few too:

Earl Green

Fatherhood, Fandom, and Fading Out
VWORP!1: Connecting Who, Old And New Second Edition –
VWORP!2: Connecting Who, Old And New
WARP!1: An Unauthorized Appreciation of Classic Star Trek