{"id":2109,"date":"2026-11-03T16:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:35:15","slug":"newsletters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nd-nl\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-head\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nd-nl-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a-note-from-nelson-banner.jpg\" alt=\"A Note from Nelson DeMille\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Newsletters<\/h1>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-intro\">From 2008 to 2025, Nelson wrote to his readers about his books, his travels and whatever else was on his mind. Here is every newsletter, in his own words.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"nd-nl-years\" aria-label=\"Jump to year\"><a href=\"#y2025\">2025<\/a><a href=\"#y2024\">2024<\/a><a href=\"#y2023\">2023<\/a><a href=\"#y2022\">2022<\/a><a href=\"#y2021\">2021<\/a><a href=\"#y2020\">2020<\/a><a href=\"#y2019\">2019<\/a><a href=\"#y2018\">2018<\/a><a href=\"#y2017\">2017<\/a><a href=\"#y2016\">2016<\/a><a href=\"#y2015\">2015<\/a><a href=\"#y2014\">2014<\/a><a href=\"#y2013\">2013<\/a><a href=\"#y2012\">2012<\/a><a href=\"#y2011\">2011<\/a><a href=\"#y2010\">2010<\/a><a href=\"#y2009\">2009<\/a><a href=\"#y2008\">2008<\/a><\/nav>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2025\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2025<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/april-2025\/\">April 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">This is Nelson\u2019s son Alex. It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been over six months now since my father\u2019s passing. Every day between that day and this, I have\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2024\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/september-2024\/\">September 2024<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of our father\u2019s passing yesterday after a nine month battle with cancer. True to form, he faced his\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/june-2024\/\">June 2024<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My last Newsletter was December and I\u2019m putting out this Eblast to let you all know that I\u2019ve been diagnosed with esophageal cancer which is why I\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2023\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2023<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/december-2023\/\">December 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. And also a good Hanukkah, which came early this year. The Jewish side of my family has a great Hanukkah\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/november-2023\/\">November 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My newest book, Blood Lines , which I coauthored with my son Alex, debuted on The New York Times Combined Best Sellers List at #2. Alex and I thank\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/october-2023\/\">October 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">In my last Newsletter , I suggested that people should not loan or give away books that they\u2019ve bought and read and that they should burn them to\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/september-2023\/\">September 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Well, the summer of \u201923 is history, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy one. I did go to that sensitivity class at Columbia University that I\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/june-2023\/\">May 2023 II<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">In my last Newsletter I wrote: I\u2019m putting aside writing for the summer and I\u2019ve enrolled in a sensitivity class at Columbia University. My goal is\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/may-2023\/\">May 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">It\u2019s been awhile since my last Newsletter, which means (pick one) A) I\u2019ve been busy; B) I\u2019m lazy, C) I have nothing to report. The correct answer is\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2022\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2022<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/december-2022\/\">December 2022<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I had a houseful of family and friends, many of whom were invited, and most of whom stayed for the\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-9-22\/\">September 2022<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">It\u2019s been awhile since I\u2019ve sent out a Newsletter, and I\u2019ve actually gotten e-mails through my website from people saying they look forward to my\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1-22\/\">January 2022<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a wonderful and magical Christmas. I\u2019m sure that Covid put a damper on many people\u2019s plans for travel, parties, and family\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2021\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2021<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-12-21\/\">December 2021<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I have family and friends to my house every year, and they always enjoy the food and the company. One of\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-10-21\/\">October 2021<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">In my August Newsletter, I said that I\u2019ve completed my new John Corey book, The Maze , and that it will be published in Spring of 2022. This is still\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-8-21\/\">August 2021<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Hard to believe that my last Newsletter was April 2020. Check it out here . I\u2019ve gotten a few thousand emails from my readers since then, with many\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2020\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2020<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-4-20\/\">April 2020<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">There\u2019s nothing I can say about the corona virus pandemic that hasn\u2019t already been said. But hundreds of fans have emailed me to ask how I\u2019m doing,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2019\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2019<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-12-19\/\">December 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-11-19\/\">November 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, thank you for all your emails, which I enjoy reading. As my auto response says, \u201cThanks for your email which I will read, but un fortunately I\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-10-19\/\">October 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Summer is over, but spring is here if you live south of the equator. For the rest of us, it\u2019s autumn, and there are a lot of great fall and holiday\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-8-19\/\">August 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-7-19\/\">July 2019<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">As many of you may know, I lost my wife last September after a long and very brave fight with cancer, so I haven\u2019t been writing any Newsletters for\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2018\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-06-18\/\">June 2018<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Hope you all had a great Mother\u2019s Day and that you bought Mom a bottle of wine. Remember, you\u2019re the reason she drinks. In my May Newsletter I shared\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-05-18\/\">May 2018<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-04-18\/\">April 2018<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, Happy Easter! Also, Sunday, April 8 is Eastern Orthodox Easter \u2013 they use a different calendar. So if you&#8217;re Catholic or Protestant, and you\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-03-18\/\">March 2018<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">If you didn&#8217;t get my January or February Newsletter, it doesn&#8217;t mean your free subscription has expired; it means I never sent them out. So, to play\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2017\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-12-17\/\">December 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, surrounded by family and friends. We have a tradition at our house where the youngest person at the\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-11-17\/\">November 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Whoops! In my October Newsletter I said to those who complained that children (or adults) in Halloween costumes were engaging in cultural\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1017\/\">October 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Great news! The Cuban Affair will debut on the October 8 New York Times Best Sellers List at #1! Thanks to all my readers who have put me on the top.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-917\/\">September 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">If you&#8217;re an American, summer is over after Labor Day weekend. For the rest of the northern hemisphere, it&#8217;s over on September 21, and autumn begins\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-817\/\">August 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Hard to believe that summer is half over already \u2013 unless you\u2019re reading this south of the equator where it\u2019s winter. It\u2019s worth a trip to Australia\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-717\/\">July 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. A lot of my friends and family don\u2019t bother to go to a fireworks display; they see the same thing in\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-617\/\">June 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, thanks to the thousands of my readers who entered the contest to win a signed advance reading copy of The Cuban Affair . Three names were\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-517\/\">May 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">If you were anxiously awaiting my April Newsletter, the reason you didn\u2019t get it was because I was putting the finishing touches on my new novel,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-117\/\">January 2017<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year celebration. We had a houseful of people for the holidays, many of whom looked\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2016\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1216\/\">December 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I\u2019m not a big fan of fowl, so my wife bought me a beef Wellington for Thanksgiving. We had about twenty\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1116\/\">November 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Is the election over yet? And now some good news: the John Corey series has been optioned by SONY-TV, and ABC-TV will air the pilot which may be\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1016\/\">October 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, thanks to the thousands of people who\u2019ve emailed me to compliment my new website. I can\u2019t take credit for designing it, but I did pay for it.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0916\/\">September 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I was very touched by the hundreds of emails I\u2019ve received from my Newsletter readers in the last six or seven months asking if I was still alive.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0116\/\">January 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I was just reading a capsule review of 2015. I didn&#8217;t realize 2015 was that bad, but when you read about it, the year really sucked. I mean, if 2015\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2015\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1215\/\">December 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1115\/\">November 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1015\/\">October 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">It is October already, and here in New York there\u2019s a chill in the air. This is when I switch from vodka to scotch, and sit in front of the fireplace\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0915\/\">September 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0815\/\">August 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0615\/\">June 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">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\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0515\/\">May 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Today is May Day, a holiday in some countries, sort of like Labor Day in the U.S. Mayday is also the name of my airline disaster novel, co-authored\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0415\/\">April 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I\u2019ve just returned from a much-needed and well-deserved vacation in Florida, tan, fit, and ready to begin my next novel. I stayed at The Breakers in\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0315\/\">March 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">As I said in my February Newsletter, I have finished my book, titled Radiant Angel , and it will be released on May 26. You can read Chapters 1 and 2\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0215\/\">February 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I have just finished my novel and I am happily unemployed. There is a saying among writers: \u201cI hate writing, but I love having written\u201d and that\u2019s\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2014\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1214\/\">December 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. As I mentioned in my November Newsletter, I\u2019ve basically completed my next novel, A Quiet End ,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1114\/\">November 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">It\u2019s been awhile since my last Newsletter because I\u2019ve been writing long hours to complete my next book, A Quiet End , featuring John Corey. Last\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0614\/\">June 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, I want to thank James Patterson for his incredible generosity to small independent bookstores. Jim has created a multi-million dollar fund,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0514\/\">May 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">\u201cApril showers,\u201d said my seven-year-old son, \u201cbring May flowers.\u201d He smiled and asked, \u201cAnd what do May flowers bring?\u201d \u201cPilgrims.\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d he replied,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0414\/\">April 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Spring has finally arrived and I can already feel the return of global warming. It seems to happen every April. Unless you\u2019re in the Southern\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0314\/\">March 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Thanks to everyone who bought my latest, The Quest , which was released in September last year and is still available from your Internet retailer and\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2013\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1213\/\">December 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My latest novel, The Quest , has a nice Christmas scene, set in Rome, making it a great holiday gift. And what could be better than an autographed\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1113\/\">November 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My latest novel, The Quest , continues to sell well, thanks to all of you. The unabridged audio CD is now available for those, like me, who prefer to\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1013\/\">October 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My latest novel, The Quest , was published on September 17 and debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list at #2. Number 1 was The Longest Ride by\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0913\/\">September 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I am happy to announce that my latest book, The Quest , was published on Tuesday, September 17. As I\u2019ve mentioned, most hardcover novels are\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0813\/\">August 2013 II<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">This is my second Newsletter for August, so we\u2019ll call this August Newsletter II. As I said in my August Newsletter I, I finished my latest novel,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0813-2\/\">August 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, some good news: I\u2019ve finished my latest novel, The Quest , and it will be published September 17 by Center Street. will also be available as\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0713\/\">July 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Sorry I haven\u2019t done a Newsletter in a few months, but I\u2019m working long hours to complete The Quest , which will be published September 17.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0413\/\">April 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">April, according to T. S. Eliot, is the cruelest month, and I agree. He was talking about the weather; I\u2019m talking about income tax. On a happier\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0313\/\">March 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">March comes in like a lion and goes out like The Lion&#8217;s Game. Order now. And don\u2019t forget the sequel, The Lion . And the latest, The Panther . I was\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0213\/\">February 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">In my January Newsletter I asked everyone, \u201c. . . let me know if you\u2019d like to see another John Corey novel, or a book featuring one of my other\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0113\/\">January 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Well, the world did not end on December 21, but the Mayans in the Yucatan were overrun with goofy tourists who arrived for the big day to find Mayans\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2012\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1212\/\">December 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Well, it is December and the end of the world is just around the corner. That\u2019s right, not many shopping days left until December 21. Actually,\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1112\/\">November 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Well, as you\u2019ve seen on TV, or as you\u2019ve experienced firsthand, Hurricane Sandy hit hard in this area on October 29, followed by a Nor\u2019easter. On\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1012\/\">October 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Publication Day for The Panther is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 16. In my last Newsletter I said I\u2019d tell you why all hardcover books are published on\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0812\/\">August 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, the big news \u2014 I\u2019ve finally completed The Panther and I am now unemployed. But not for long, because I\u2019m thinking about starting my next book.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0612\/\">June 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Lots of news to report and I\u2019ll start with the announcement that my hardcover bestseller, The Lion , is now out in paperback. But in the back of this\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0412\/\">April 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Sorry I haven\u2019t gotten out a Newsletter this year, but I\u2019ve been working diligently on The Panther \u2014 a John Corey novel \u2014 and I\u2019m happy to report\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2011\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2011<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1211\/\">December 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">The Holiday Season is upon us. And I mean upon us; like a five-hundred pound boulder squeezing out our last ounce of energy, our last dollars, and\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1111\/\">November 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I haven\u2019t written a Newsletter for a while because I\u2019ve been busy writing my latest, The Panther . As you may recall, this is a John Corey\/Kate\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0611\/\">June 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">In my May Newsletter I reported that German designer Karl Lagerfeld was coming out with a perfume called Paper Passion that smells like books.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0511\/\">May 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Lots of good news since my April Newsletter. First, it was announced in a German newspaper that designer Karl Lagerfeld is creating a perfume that\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0411\/\">April 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Every time I think it\u2019s safe to go to Yemen to research my next John Corey novel, there\u2019s a new outbreak of civil unrest. The good news is that\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0311\/\">March 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Happy St. Patrick\u2019s Day and happy spring. My good friend Mary Higgins Clark has been chosen to be the Grand Marshall of this year\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0211\/\">February 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Whoever said that April was the cruelest month must have spent January and February in Barbados. Actually, it was T.S. Eliot, and he wrote that in\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0111\/\">January 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Happy New Year! In my December archived Newsletter I inaccurately reported that the end of the world was a year away. No, it\u2019s two years\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2010\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1210\/\">December 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, belated Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends and fans. My two older children read Hebrew and I\u2019ve given them the Hebrew translations of my\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1110\/\">November 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">As I mentioned in my October Newsletter, the paperback edition of was to be published on November 1 and it was, and it\u2019s doing very well, thanks to\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1010\/\">October 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">As promised, here is my October Newsletter in October. In my last Newsletter, I went on a bit about summer turning to fall in the Northern Hemisphere\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0910\/\">September 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">The summer will be officially over here in the Northern Hemisphere on September 21, and if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, winter will be over\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0810\/\">August 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">The Lion continues to sell well, and I thank all of you who&#8217;ve bought it and kept it on the bestseller lists. I also want to thank everyone who\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0710\/\">July 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, the good news: The Lion debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list. Bad news: it was actually tied for #1 with Stieg Larsson&#8217;s, The\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0610\/\">June 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">My last Newsletter was in April, so if you don&#8217;t remember a May Newsletter you are not losing your marbles. Or\u2026did I post one in May? Let me know.\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0410\/\">April 2010<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">This is my first Newsletter since December and I hope everyone had a good winter despite the record-breaking global warming freeze in most of the\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2009\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1209\/\">December 2009<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I enjoy the holiday, but I wish the Pilgrims had shot a cow instead of a turkey. I mean, turkey is good for\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1109\/\">November 2009<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone else had a wonderful summer. I spent the whole summer, including weekends, writing. And just last week, I wrote the two most\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0809\/\">August 2009<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer despite the weird weather patterns around most of the country. Here on Long Island, we&#8217;re experiencing\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0409\/\">April 2009<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">This is my first Newsletter since December, and I&#8217;ve spent the last three months writing the sequel to The Lion&#8217;s Game . I have no title for the book\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nd-nl-year\" id=\"y2008\">\n<div class=\"nd-nl-yr\">2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-list\">\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1208\/\">December 2008<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Again, thanks to everyone who put The Gate House on bestseller lists all over the country. The book continues to sell very well, and many people tell\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1108\/\">November 2008<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">First, thanks to all of you, The Gate House has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #1. And thanks to me, too, for writing such a great\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-1008\/\">October 2008<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Since my last Newsletter, the financial markets have been in crisis, and Congress has approved a $700 billion bailout. An important earmark in this\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"nd-nl-card\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0908\/\">September 2008<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-ex\">Well, the summer is over and the presidential campaign season has begun. Book sales (especially fiction) traditionally take a dip every four years\u2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-more\">Read the newsletter &rarr;<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"nd-nl-foot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nelson-demille-signature.png\" alt=\"Nelson DeMille signature\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsletters From 2008 to 2025, Nelson wrote to his readers about his books, his travels and whatever else was on his mind. 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