Hard to believe that my last Newsletter was April 2020. Check it out here. I’ve gotten a few thousand emails from my readers since then, with many people asking why I wasn’t sending my usual monthly Newsletter and if I was all right—meaning, I guess, still alive. Well, I’m fine and I thank you for […]
There’s nothing I can say about the corona virus pandemic that hasn’t already been said. But hundreds of fans have emailed me to ask how I’m doing, and I appreciate that. So to answer everyone: I’m doing fine, and so is my 13-year-old son. And I hope all of you are doing well. Many of […]
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, filled with warmth and good cheer, and devoid of politics. As I announced in my November Newsletter, The Deserter, co-authored with my son Alex, debuted at #3 on the New York Times combined print and e-book Best Sellers list. This was a tough list to crack, filled with […]
First, thank you for all your emails, which I enjoy reading. As my auto response says, “Thanks for your email which I will read, but unfortunately I can’t respond because I’d never get my books written.” Many people have responded to my auto response, saying things like, “This is b.s. I want a reply.” And […]
Summer is over, but spring is here if you live south of the equator. For the rest of us, it’s autumn, and there are a lot of great fall and holiday books coming out this season, so to help you choose what books to buy, let me make some suggestions: First, The Deserter, by Nelson […]
First, many thanks to the hundreds of people who wrote or emailed me with their expressions of sympathy on the death of my wife, Sandy. Many people shared with me their own stories of the loss of a loved one, and I extend my condolences to those who did. Regarding my new book, The Deserter, […]
As many of you may know, I lost my wife last September after a long and very brave fight with cancer, so I haven’t been writing any Newsletters for about a year. But I didn’t want to let the summer pass without reaching out to my readers, many of whom have sent me condolences, for […]
Hope you all had a great Mother’s Day and that you bought Mom a bottle of wine. Remember, you’re the reason she drinks. In my May Newsletter I shared with you an email I received from John Corey that began, “Dear Brutus,” in which Corey accused me of being an ingrate because my next book […]
May 1 is May Day, a holiday in much of the world. It is also the name of my book which I co-authored with my childhood friend, Tom Block, retired US Airways captain. This would be a good time to buy a copy of Mayday, which has been called “. . . a novel for […]