A smiling man, Steve Matsumoto, with glasses and gray hair sitting at a table in a cafe with a coffee mug in front of him, outdoor patio setting with string lights overhead.

About Steve.

Steve Matsumoto is a former teacher turned real estate agent whose first novel, The Last Mixtape, draws on the raw aftermath of losing his younger sister to suicide in his twenties.

Born in Syracuse, New York, he grew up shoveling snow in May and wearing Halloween costumes that could fit over bulky winter coats. Today, he lives under sunnier skies in Vista, California, with his wife and two sons. His best days are spent drinking coffee, playing mediocre pickleball, and gently tormenting his family with philosophical debate.

My wife and two sons, The Matsumoto's!

My wife and two sons, The Matsumoto's!

Beginning of my teaching career

Beginning of my teaching career

Steve with dark hair and glasses, smiling, holding a wooden pointer and some papers, standing in front of a green chalkboard teaching his classroom.

Steve with dark hair and glasses, smiling, holding a wooden pointer and some papers, standing in front of a green chalkboard teaching his classroom.

Steve with dark hair, glasses, smiling, and dressed in a white shirt with a navy polka dot tie, against a light blue background.

Steve with dark hair, glasses, smiling, and dressed in a white shirt with a navy polka dot tie, against a light blue background.