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January 2016
I was just reading a capsule review of 2015. I didn’t realize 2015 was that bad, but when you read about it, the year really sucked. I mean, if 2015 was a movie, it would get, like, half a star. If it was a book, nobody would buy it. Anyway, Happy New Year. I hope […]
December 2015
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and took it easy on the kale. We had a few vegetarians at the table and we served them tofu and bean sprouts, followed by an injection of pumpkin pie. Anyway, Hanukkah comes early this year, so Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends and the Jewish side of […]
November 2015
I hope everyone had a great Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on November 1. In the U.S. we call it All Souls Day, and this holiday never caught on much here for some reason, but it’s big in some countries where people observe the day by visiting cemeteries. This holiday needs a […]
October 2015
It is October already, and here in New York there’s a chill in the air. This is when I switch from vodka to scotch, and sit in front of the fireplace burning political campaign mail. As I hinted in my September Newsletter, my next book is set in Cuba, and I am headed to Havana […]
September 2015
Labor Day has come and gone and summer is officially over, though it really ends on September 23, which is the first day of autumn. Except in the Southern Hemisphere where September 23 is the first day of spring, and according to the Mayan calendar, the world will end. But if it doesn’t, September is […]
August 2015
Well, here it is August already and the summer seems to be flying by. But we all say that every summer. Except in Australia and New Zealand where they say, “Well, here it is August already and the winter seems to be flying by.” Anyway, I didn’t send a July Newsletter so if you got […]
June 2015
My new book, Radiant Angel, was published on Tuesday, May 26 and will debut at #1 on and Best Sellers lists. Early reports indicate that bookstores have been overwhelmed with demand, causing near riots as supplies dwindle. A national price club that sold out of offered disappointed customers a Cabbage Patch doll instead. Online retailers […]