Jim Goad: key obituary facts
Is Jim Goad dead? Yes. Jim Goad died on June 22, 2026, at age 65.
Cause of death: Jim Goad's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jim Goad known for?
He was an American author and publisher.
More about Jim Goad
Born: 12 June 1961.
Place of birth: Ridley Park.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Temple University.
Notable work: Answer Me!
Occupations: Author Publisher.
Known for: Answer Me!The Redneck ManifestoShit Magnet, Whiteness: The Original Sin (2018).
Jim Goad, an American writer and publisher best known for Answer Me!
and The Redneck Manifesto, died on June 22, 2026. Born James Thaddeus Goad in Ridley Park, he built a career around provocative, independently circulated work that included the zine Answer Me!
and the book The Redneck Manifesto. Goad also wrote Whiteness: The Original Sin and was identified in Wikidata as an author and publisher educated at Temple University. His work and public persona occasionally extended beyond print; Wikipedia notes that he performed music as Big Red Goad and that he appeared in film projects as well.