Musings
Some reading suggestions
My New Year's resolution was to update the blog weekly. And so, on February 28, I present my first post of the year. So much for that... Some recommended reads from 2011... 1) THE ART OF FIELDING, by Chad Harbach. Incredible debut. 2) LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, by...
The real cats behind THE RIDGE
Discussed in Parade Magazine and on NPR. More to come about the Exotic Feline Rescue Center around release of the paperback edition of THE RIDGE. Couldn't think of a more worthy cause for those considering a unique Christmas gift -- sponsor a big cat!...
Barnes & Noble allows me to recommend books
Narrowing the list down to three took only slightly more time than it would take me to write three books. I decided to apply the "multiple-copy" test and ask myself what three books I've purchased often in the past few months to literally put into a reader's hands....
Nice interview at CNN.com talking THE RIDGE, possible adaptations with Chris Columbus and Scott Silver, and good music!
If nothing else, check out the music picks. I assure you they won't...
An enormous loss — Bill Cook
Bill Cook, who with his wife Gayle financed and oversaw the incredible restoration of the West Baden Springs Hotel and French Lick Springs Hotel, brought Pete Dye in to create a one-of-a-kind golf course, and generally restored the beauty and life to an area that...
Book-buying Friday
It's a beautiful spring weekend in most places, time to drag out the patio furniture, prop your feet up, and do a little reading. Might I recommend: 1) EMILY, ALONE, by Stewart O'Nan. Novel of the year already delivered in March? Quite possibly. O'Nan, always one...