Cat Cohen is an ASCAP songwriter and instructor with songs recorded by Cheryl Lynn, Freddie Hubbard, and Bo Diddley and in the feature films The Rat Pack and Undercover Brother. Since moving from L.A. to the Southern California high desert, he's been an active Palm Springs Writers Guild member with eight non-fiction books on food, travel, and pop music. His interest in contemporary issues such as recovering from addiction and surviving HIV/AIDS motivated him to write The Longer Road Home, his first novel. Currently, he performs as a pop music therapist in hospitals, recovery homes, and rehab c...